Re:"ceased to operate"?? (Score 1)

Apparently, ou don't know how to read whois information.

* Reassignment information for this block
* available at whois.nac.net

So, with your trusty unix prompt, try:

helium:~# whois -h whois 209.123.201.131
NAC-Rwhoisd32 Server Ready - [gold/43] Rwhoisd32 v1.0.25

Pegasus Web Technologies (NETBLK-NET-D17BC900-24)
PO Box 577
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
USA

Netname : NET-D17BC900-24
Netblock: 209.123.201.0/24

Coordinator:
Silver, Jay [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Fax Telephone: [phone]

In the future, please look twice.