Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:49:16 +0200 (CEST) From: Stefan `Sec` Zehl <sec@42.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/54633: whois queries with options for the whois-server are difficult Message-ID: <20030719114916.89BE51C8B1@ice.42.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200307191150.h6JBoKA9099333@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 54633 >Category: bin >Synopsis: whois queries with options for the whois-server are difficult >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 19 04:50:19 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stefan `Sec` Zehl >Release: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD ice 4.8-STABLE FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE #2: Sat Jul 5 19:52:29 CEST 2003 root@ice:/export/obj/export/src/sys/ICE i386 >Description: Several whois servers (such as whois.ripe.net) accept options with arguments. whois assumes all commandline options are for itself. The manpage does not describe how to send multi-word queries (nor does it mention -- to stop argument processing) For example 'whois.ripe.net' supports several options (see whois -r help) >How-To-Repeat: If I want to query the ripe server for '-i tech-c SZ74-RIPE' you have to use the not very intutive form of whois -r -- '-i tech-c SZ74-RIPE' >Fix: Either add an example for this to the manpage, or fix whois behaviour not to sending a query per word (which seems counterintuitive). Linux does send all options in one query. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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