Description of problem: The whois tool fails to access whois server that has both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses registered for it, and when the host does not support IPv6 locally (module not loaded). Picking up lattest rawhide jwhois source and rebuilding the RPM in RH 7.2 system does produce working tool. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. In RedHat 7.2 system 2. whois anything.net Actual Results: $ whois anything.net Address family not supported by protocol initializing protocol stacks?!? Expected Results: $ whois anything.net [Querying whois.ripe.net] [whois.ripe.net] % This is the RIPE Whois server. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/copyright.html ... Additional info: Replacing whois in system with jwhois solves the problem. Finding a version that can be installed was a bit trickier problem, but in the end picking up lattest rawhide srpm, and building from it did yield working package.
as jwhois has replaced the original whois package, this bug is obsole.