On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 21:08:02 -0500 Eric Marceau via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > Since the U.S. can no longer be considered a /neutral, safe or > disinterested party/, are there any alternative mechanisms for doing > IP lookups that do not involve probing U.S. platforms, including that > of ARIN ? Well, the root nameservers are run by ARIN, and ARIN is headquartered in the US. So probably not. Unless you want to maintain your own copy of the "." zone somehow. For IP->NAME lookups, you're looking up in the .arpa domain which is run by IANA, so... again nope. Realistically, short of building a completely separate Internet, there's nothing we can do to completely get rid of US influence. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org