RIPE version of whois client

[Marten Terpstra <]

Gang,

we made a RIPE version of the well known whois client.
This version will by default query "whois.ripe.net", includes the -a flag for
other than RIPE database information, and has some compiled in features that
can find secondary RIPE database servers nearer to your machine. Check the
README and Makefile for this.

Below is the manpage. You can find this version on:

ftp.ripe.net:/tools/ripe-whois.tar.Z

If anyone has problems compiling or running the thing, please let us know.

-Marten

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WHOIS(1)                 USER COMMANDS                   WHOIS(1)



NAME
     whois - TCP/IP Internet directory service, RIPE version

SYNOPSIS
     whois [ -h host ] [ -v ] [ -a ] identifier

DESCRIPTION
     whois searches for an object in the RIPE Network  Management
     database.    The   key   can  be  either  a  name  (such  as
     "Karrenberg"),a  nic-handle  (such  as  "DK58"),  a  network
     number ("192.87.45") or a domain name ("ripe.net").

OPTIONS
     -h host Select alternate host to direct the query

     -a      This causes the server to include  information  from
             non-RIPE  whois  databases  in  the reply. Currently
             these are the public parts of the US NIC and  NSFnet
             databases.  Please  note  that the RIPE NCC does not
             maintain  these  databases.   The   information   is
             included for for your convenience only.

     -v      verbose mode (debugging purposes only)

EXAMPLES
          example% whois karrenberg

          person:  Daniel Karrenberg
          address: RIPE Network Coordination Centre
          address: Kruislaan 409
          address: NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam
          address: Netherlands
          phone:   +31 20 5925065
          fax-no:  +31 20 5925155
          e-mail:  dfk@localhost
          nic-hdl: DK58
          changed: dfk@localhost 920407
          changed: ripe-dbm@localhost 920407
          source:  RIPE

RIPE VERSION
     This is the RIPE version of the whois client program.   This
     is intended for European users as it will query a RIPE whois
     server by default rather than the US NIC whois server.   For
     questions  refer  to  ncc@localhost.  For  more information
     about the RIPE database please also refer to  ncc@localhost
     This  version  also  includes  a  compiled-in option to find
     secondary RIPE database servers closer to your  machine,  if
     there are any.






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