Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 84086
whois cannot look up .org domains
Last modified: 2007-03-27 00:00:48 EDT
Description of problem: whois client cannot look up .org domains Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): /usr/bin >> rpm -q whois whois-1.0.9-1 Steps to Reproduce: /usr/bin >> whois slashdot.org [whois.crsnic.net] Whois Server Version 1.3 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. No match for "SLASHDOT.ORG". >>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:39:14 EST <<< The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and Registrars. Expected results: whois should query the appropriate registrar. Additional info: see also bug #59872 for a similar problem with .to domains. please replace the current whois on redhat 7.2 with one that is more useful, and does not have to be updated everytime there is a registrar change. see bug #15221 for this suggestion on redhat 8.0.
This is still broken in RH 8.0
whois is no longer included in Fedora Core. It has been replaced by jwhois. Upgrade to lastest release of Fedora Core and try jwois, if this bug still occur, please reopen.