FYI: new 2.00 whois server runs now on port 4444

On Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:26:34 -0700 (PDT)  Bill Manning wrote:
> > The new 2.0 whois server runs now on port 4444.
> > People might want to give it a try before we put it in production.
> 
> 	It might be better if you were to get an actual assigned port
> 	number for your production code.  That would slow down the 
> 	port hopping that you are doing now.

I might be missing something, but whois has been sitting on port 43
since the stone ages, i.e. there is a defined port. I think that
it makes sense to use a different port for testing purposes.

Asking for an 'officlal port' just for experimental code seems 
a bit off to me.

Geert Jan