From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 19 04:50:21 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60EC837B401 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:50:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76C6643F75 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:50:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6JBoKUp099334 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:50:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6JBoKA9099333; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:50:20 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:50:20 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200307191150.h6JBoKA9099333@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Stefan `Sec` Zehl Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AF3F37B401 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:49:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ice.42.org (ice.42.org [194.246.250.222]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0E0B43F93 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:49:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sec@42.org) Received: by ice.42.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 89BE51C8B1; Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:49:16 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <20030719114916.89BE51C8B1@ice.42.org> Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:49:16 +0200 (CEST) From: Stefan `Sec` Zehl To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: bin/54633: whois queries with options for the whois-server are difficult X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Stefan `Sec` Zehl List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:50:21 -0000 >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: