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Just must stop and wonder when I get these messages, it sometimes boggles the mind, the extent of Internet problems that this mailing list is held accountable for. --charles -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles R. Hoynowski (CRH2), domain administrator, various locations Email: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ehud Gavron <[email protected]> says: >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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