Bug 7704

Summary: whois no longer functional for any web server on planet ?
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Jim Walker <redhat>
Component: fwhoisAssignee: Jeff Johnson <jbj>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact:
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 5.2   
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Target Release: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/rpm2html/rawhide.redhat.com/i386/RedHat/RPMS/fwhois-1.00-11.i386.html
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Fixed In Version: Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2000-02-05 02:46:43 UTC Type: ---
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Description Jim Walker 1999-12-09 17:10:19 UTC 
Hello:
I note your name on the fwhois changelog:
http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/rpm2html/rawhide.redhat.com/i386/RedHat/RPMS/fwhois-
1.00-11.i386.html

Question:
Are you aware that whois as it is now if not functional?

Currently whois/fwhois queries: rs.internic.net

This is no longer valid with the addition of new registrars (register.com,
et al).

In order to make whois a functional tool, it needs to query:
whois.crsnic.net

This is the new central whois lookup for netsol, register.com, etc.

rs.internic.net only queries NetSol (very bad and get's hosting companies in
trouble).

Ideas?

Best Wishes,
Jim Walker
TVCNet.com



More lookup data after checking whois.crsnic.net:

                "ac"=>"whois.nic.ac",
                "al"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "am"=>"whois.amnic.net",
                "art"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "arts"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "at"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "au"=>"whois.aunic.net",
                "az"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "ba"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "bank"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "be"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "bg"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "biz"=>"rs.mcs.net",
                "by"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "ca"=>"whois.cdnnet.ca",
                "can"=>"whois.easydns.net",
                "cc"=>"whois.nic.cc",
                "cdn"=>"whois2.vrx.net",
                "ch"=>"whois.nic.ch",
                "cn"=>"whois.apnic.net",
                "com"=>"rs.internic.net",
                "corp"=>"rs.mcs.net",
                "cx"=>"whois.nic.cx",
                "cy"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "cz"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "dds"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "de"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "dir"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "dk"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "dz"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "edu"=>"rs.internic.net",
                "ee"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "eg"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "es"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "etc"=>"whois.easydns.net",
                "faq"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "fi"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "film"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "fo"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "fr"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "fund"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "gallery"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "gb"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "gb.com"=>"whois.nomination.net",
                "gb.net"=>"whois.nomination.net",
                "ge"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "gmbh"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "gov"=>"whois.nic.gov",
                "gr"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "gs"=>"whois.adamsnames.tc",
                "help"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "hk"=>"whois.apnic.net",
                "hotel"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "hr"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "hu"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "ie"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "il"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "is"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "isp"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "it"=>"whois.nic.it",
                "jp"=>"whois.nic.ad.jp",
                "k12"=>"rs.mcs.net",
                "kr"=>"whois.apnic.net",
                "li"=>"whois.nic.ch",
                "list"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "llb"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "lt"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "lu"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "lv"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "ma"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "md"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "med"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "mil"=>"whois.nic.mil",
                "mk"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "ms"=>"whois.adamsnames.tc",
                "mt"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "mx"=>"nic.mx",
                "music"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "net"=>"rs.internic.net",
                "nic"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "nl"=>"domain-registry.nl",
                "no"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "npo"=>"rs.mcs.net",
                "org"=>"rs.internic.net",
                "php"=>"whois.easydns.net",
                "pl"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "prices"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "pt"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "radio"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "ro"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "ru"=>"whois.ripn.ru",
                "se"=>"whois.nic-se.se",
                "sg"=>"whois.nic.net.sg",
                "si"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "sh"=>"whois.nic.sh",
                "sk"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "sky"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "sm"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "sql"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "su"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "tc"=>"whois.adamsnames.tc",
                "tf"=>"whois.adamsnames.tc",
                "tj"=>"whois.nic.tj",
                "tn"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "tr"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "tw"=>"whois.apnic.net",
                "ua"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "uk"=>"whois.nic.uk",
                "uk.com"=>"whois.nomination.net",
                "us"=>"whois.isi.edu",
                "va"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "vg"=>"whois.adamsnames.tc",
                "video"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "xxx"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "y2k"=>"whois.easydns.net",
                "yu"=>"whois.ripe.net",
                "zine"=>"whois.skyscape.net",
                "zoo"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "666"=>"whois.easydns.net",
                "800"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "888"=>"whois.vrx.net",
                "int"=>"whois.isi.edu"
Comment 1 Cristian Gafton 2000-01-27 08:37:59 UTC 
assign to the right component
Comment 2 Nalin Dahyabhai 2000-02-05 02:46:59 UTC 
This will be fixed in fwhois-1.00-12 (or later) in Raw Hide.  Thanks for the
heads-up.