[anti-abuse-wg] whois servers spinning today

There definitely was an error with the whois servers, observed on many
of our servers at different hosters.
Now the previously not-working query is suddenly working on all our servers:

 > # whois sprint.net
 > getaddrinfo(whois.crsnic.net): Name or service not known


# whois sprint.net
Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

    Server Name: SPRINT.NET.JCHOLLOWAY.COM
    IP Address: 199.0.233.22
    Registrar: DOMAIN.COM, LLC
    Whois Server: whois.domain.com
    Referral URL: http://www.domain.com

    Domain Name: SPRINT.NET
    Registrar: CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.
    Whois Server: whois.corporatedomains.com
    Referral URL: http://www.cscglobal.com
    Name Server: NS1-AUTH.SPRINTLINK.NET
    Name Server: NS2-AUTH.SPRINTLINK.NET
    Name Server: NS3-AUTH.SPRINTLINK.NET
    Status: clientTransferProhibited
    Updated Date: 10-oct-2012
    Creation Date: 15-feb-1994
    Expiration Date: 16-feb-2013

 >>> Last update of whois database: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:43:42 UTC <<<
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U.Mutlu wrote, On 10/19/2012 01:15 PM:
> The whois servers whois.ripe.net and whois.arin.net seem to have problems today
> as they either don't respond, or when they respond then with empty results:
>
>
> ########################################
> # whois -h whois.ripe.net google.de
> % This is the RIPE Database query service.
> % The objects are in RPSL format.
> %
> % The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions.
> % See http://www.ripe.net/db/support/db-terms-conditions.pdf
>
> %ERROR:101: no entries found
> %
> % No entries found in source RIPE.
>
> % This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.35 (WHOIS4)
>
>
> ########################################
> # whois -h whois.arin.net sprint.net
> #
> # Query terms are ambiguous.  The query is assumed to be:
> #     "e / sprint.net"
> #
> # Use "?" to get help.
> #
>
> No match found for sprint.net.
>
> #
> # ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
> # available at: https://www.arin.net/whois_tou.html
> #
>
>
> ########################################
> # whois sprint.net
> getaddrinfo(whois.crsnic.net): Name or service not known
>
> ########################################
>