[db-wg] whois -B -G

Randy Bush wrote:
> ok, what is the normal way to get around this?
> 
> freebsd 7-current
> 
> % whois -h whois.ripe.net -B -G 147.28.160.0/19
> whois: illegal option -- B
> usage: whois [-aAbdgiIklmQrR6] [-c country-code | -h hostname] [-p port] name ...

$ whois -h whois.ripe.net -- "-B -G 147.28.160.0/19" | grep "@"
changed:      hostmaster at ripe.net 20050202
notify:         rw at rg.net
changed:        randy at psg.com 20051011
e-mail:       hostmaster at ripe.net
ref-nfy:      hm-dbm-msgs at ripe.net
notify:       hm-dbm-msgs at ripe.net
changed:      hostmaster at ripe.net 20040417
e-mail:       bitbucket at ripe.net
changed:      bitbucket at ripe.net 20010411

Returns mails so -B is in effect ;)

Better and simpler, just upgrade to Marco d'Itri's whois tool, which
IMHO is the best one and can also find that block automatically so one
doesn't have to guess RIR oneselves.

Greets,
 Jeroen

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