Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 19:01:14 +0200 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> Cc: Mike Barcroft <mike@q9media.com>, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/24707: [patch] Whois IP Address Handling Message-ID: <20010202190114.W328@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <200102021650.f12Go6L68177@freefall.freebsd.org>; from joe@tao.org.uk on Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 08:50:06AM -0800 References: <200102021650.f12Go6L68177@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 08:50:06AM -0800, Josef Karthauser wrote: > The following reply was made to PR bin/24707; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> > To: Mike Barcroft <mike@q9media.com> > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: bin/24707: [patch] Whois IP Address Handling > Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 16:40:52 +0000 > > --GRPZ8SYKNexpdSJ7 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 12:28:11AM +0000, Mike Barcroft wrote: > >=20 > > >Number: 24707 > > >Category: bin > > >Synopsis: [patch] Whois IP Address Handling > > >Confidential: no > > >Severity: non-critical > > >Priority: low > > >Responsible: freebsd-bugs > > >State: open > > >Quarter: =20 > > >Keywords: =20 > > >Date-Required: > > >Class: change-request > > >Submitter-Id: current-users > > >Arrival-Date: Sun Jan 28 16:30:01 PST 2001 > > >Closed-Date: > > >Last-Modified: > > >Originator: Mike Barcroft > > >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 > > >Organization: > > Q9 Media > > >Environment: > >=20 > > $FreeBSD: src/usr.bin/whois/whois.c,v 1.16 2000/07/07 07:52:21 kris Exp $ > > $FreeBSD: src/usr.bin/whois/whois.1,v 1.16 2000/11/20 19:21:19 ru Exp $ > >=20 > > >Description: > >=20 > > If a host is not specified and the user enters a query of=20 > > an IP address, query whois.arin.net instead of returning: > > whois: 0.whois-servers.net: No Address associated with hostname > > What does this do for European addresses? Normally we'd use > whois.ripe.net for these. Is there anyway that you can modify this > patch to get these referred? If you can I'll definitely integrate it. Hmm I was wondering about the same thing.. this is not just about American vs. European, either - whois already has cmdline switches for .mil, US DoD, NetSol, RADB, Russian, Asian and 6bone address queries; to add the proper auto-recognition would mean differentiation by address class, first octet, type or whatever. I do not really think this is feasible. Mmm.. is the originator aware of the -a option to whois, which already queries ARIN? G'luck, Peter -- What would this sentence be like if pi were 3? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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