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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: small vent
> > Why can't the registry folks get their collective act together and provide > > users with a system that allows a simple request like "whois name" to > > find the appropriate [piece] of the database. > > Why can't the ISPs get their act together and use a whois client that > allows a simple request like "whois name" to find the appropriate > database? This is simple enough that it could be done with a PERL script > frontend to the regular whois client and as an added bonus it could lookup > info in the country-code TLD databases as well. If people used a WKS RR for whois in reverse and forward DNS this would solve this problem with a very small client hack, and allow for future changes throughout both the namespace and IP hierachy. -- Alex Bligh GX Networks (formerly Xara Networks)
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