Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:01:13 -0600 (CST) From: chris@holly.dyndns.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bin/9802: whois(1) needs updating - nic.ddn.mil nonexistant Message-ID: <199901301801.MAA20552@holly.dyndns.org>
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>Number: 9802 >Category: bin >Synopsis: whois(1) needs updating - nic.ddn.mil nonexistant >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jan 30 10:10:00 PST 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Chris Costello >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: Stock whois(1) shipped with FreeBSD 3.0-STABLE >Description: whois(1) uses an out-of-date host. nic.ddn.mil no longer exitst -- it should be whois.nic.mil >How-To-Repeat: whois -d any.military.host.mil >Fix: Enjoy! Patch follows: --- whois.c.orig Sat Jan 30 11:54:24 1999 +++ whois.c Sat Jan 30 11:54:27 1999 @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ #include <unistd.h> #define NICHOST "whois.internic.net" -#define DNICHOST "nic.ddn.mil" +#define DNICHOST "whois.nic.mil" #define ANICHOST "whois.arin.net" #define RNICHOST "whois.ripe.net" #define PNICHOST "whois.apnic.net" --- whois.1.orig Sat Jan 30 11:54:46 1999 +++ whois.1 Sat Jan 30 11:57:42 1999 @@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ .Tn APNIC nor by .Tn RIPE . .It Fl d -Use the (US Military) Defense Data Network -.Pq Tn DDN -database. It contains points of contact for subdomains of +Use the (US Military) Department of Defense +.Pq Tn DoD +Network Information Center database. It contains points of contact for subdoma ins of .Tn \&.MIL . .It Fl h Ar host Use the specified host instead of the default NIC >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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