Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 17:40:13 GMT From: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/128725: whois(1) does not correctly send queries regarding IPv6 addresses to the RIR whois servers Message-ID: <200811091740.mA9HeDMG024681@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/128725; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: Matt D. Harris <mdh_lists@yahoo.com> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/128725: whois(1) does not correctly send queries regarding IPv6 addresses to the RIR whois servers Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 09:10:46 -0800 On Nov 9, 2008, at 7:53 AM, Matt D. Harris wrote: > >> Number: 128725 >> Category: bin >> Synopsis: whois(1) does not correctly send queries regarding >> IPv6 addresses to the RIR whois servers >> Confidential: no >> Severity: non-critical >> Priority: medium >> Responsible: freebsd-bugs >> State: open >> Quarter: >> Keywords: >> Date-Required: >> Class: sw-bug >> Submitter-Id: current-users >> Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 09 16:00:09 UTC 2008 >> Closed-Date: >> Last-Modified: >> Originator: Matt D. Harris >> Release: RELENG_7_0 >> Organization: >> Environment: > FreeBSD rapier.mydomain 7.0-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p5 #0: > Thu Nov 6 14:39:04 PST 2008 root@rapier.mydomain:/usr/src/sys/ > i386/compile/RAPIER i386 > >> Description: > An example: > > (root@rapier) [/usr/local/etc]: whois 2001:960:800::2 > > Whois Server Version 2.0 > > Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered > with many different competing registrars. Go to http:// > www.internic.net > for detailed information. > > No match for "2001:960:800::2". >> How-To-Repeat: > Run whois(1) on a given IPv6 address without using a command line > option to specify the whois server address to utilize for query > resolution. > >> Fix: > I've attached a patch which replicates the behavior which is > exhibited for IPv4 - which is that ARIN is queried. This results in > ARIN saying it doesn't know about RIPE, etc records, however the > same behavior exists when querying an IPv4 address. My personal > feeling is that replicating the behavior exhibited for IPv4 is > superior to doing something wholly different, even if it isn't > perfect. In this case, I don't know if perfection is achievable. > > Until ARIN replicates the behavior which is exhibited for IPv4 in > their whois server regarding RIPE, APNIC, and other RIR data, this > is likely the best we can do. > > > Patch attached with submission follows: > > --- whois.c 2008-11-09 10:48:41.000000000 -0500 > +++ /usr/src/usr.bin/whois/whois.c 2007-04-14 10:32:48.000000000 -0400 > @@ -218,11 +218,6 @@ > { > char *pos, *retval; > > - if (strchr(domain, ':')) > - { > - s_asprintf(&retval, "%s", ANICHOST); > - return (retval); > - } > for (pos = strchr(domain, '\0'); pos > domain && *--pos == '.';) > *pos = '\0'; > if (*domain == '\0') > > >> Release-Note: >> Audit-Trail: >> Unformatted: >>>> Last update of whois database: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:14:51 EST <<< My personal thought, is that if this is indeed an issue is that block should be #ifdef 0 [..] #endf and a comment should be added noting this PR. -Garretthelp
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