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From: Lucas Bergman <lucas@slb.to>
To: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com>
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Subject: Re: How to Use 'whois' to Lookup Hostname From IP Address
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> So how can I use the whois command to enter my IP address and have
> it return my domain name?

That's not what 'whois' is for.  I think you want 'nslookup' (or
'dnsip' if you use djbdns instead of BIND).

Lucas

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