Hallo, I tried to trace back some suspicous adresses - but This is what I got from the WHOIS request: % This is the RIPE Whois query server #2. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Note: the default output of the RIPE Whois server % is changed. Your tools may need to be adjusted. See % http://www.ripe.net/db/news/abuse-proposal-20050331.html % for more details. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html following the information, I got this: "These changes alter the default output of the Whois server. If you need the old output, you can get it by using the "-B" and "-G" flags, like this: whois -B -G 193.0.1.17:" But how and where do I change the settings? best regards, Marie-Luise Hansen