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Bill Bradford said: >On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Ehud Gavron wrote: >> RFC954 specifies WHOIS. Client requests, server sends. Simple, really. >> $ whois opus4-hst >> .... >> Would you like to see registered users of this host? >> WHAT??? My whois client is supposed to search for this string ... >I think your WHOIS may be messed up: >(mrbill) staff1:~$ whois opus4-hst No, I think yours is. % telnet whois.internic.net whois OPUS4-HST<CR> [No name] (OPUS4-HST) Hostname: NS.OPUS1.COM Address: 192.245.12.50 System: VAX running VMS Domain Server Record last updated on 13-Feb-94. Would you like to see the registered users of this host? y<CR> No registered users. The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Information (Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's). Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information. Go fix it. E >[No name] (OPUS4-HST) > Hostname: NS.OPUS1.COM > Address: 192.245.12.50 > System: VAX running VMS > Domain Server > Record last updated on 13-Feb-94. >To see this host record with registered users, repeat the command with >a star ('*') before the name; or, use '%' to show JUST the registered users. >The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Information >(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's). >Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information. >Bill Bradford (BB2623) Systems Admin, UNIX geek, BOFH >[email protected] * [email protected] Texas Networking, Inc. >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >"Un-altered REPRODUCTION and DISSEMINATION of this IMPORTANT Information > is ENCOURAGED, ESPECIALLY to COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARDS." > -- Robert E. McElwaine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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