Re: [NIC-981207.1418] whois for 'server SERVER-HANDLE' not returning information?

[nicholas harteau <nrh () sfx com>]

i complained to hostmaster () internic net about this a few nights ago, but
by the time they got around to replying to my mail, it had been fixed.

judging from the response, i think it's more likely that they're having
problems with the feature than killing it.

Jeffrey Haas wrote:
> Has anyone else noted that "whois server <handle>" no longer seems
> to be working at the InterNIC?
>
> -- 
>  Jeffrey Haas   "Denial of Spamming is not a crime."
> elezar () pfrc org  -- Russell Nelson <nelson () crynwr com>


-- 
nicholas harteau
nrh () sfx com

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>
>
> From: Hostmaster <hostmast () internic net>
>
> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 11:43:13 -0500 (EST)
>
> >
> Dear Customer,
>
> Thank you for contacting Network Solutions, Inc., InterNIC
> Registration Services.
>
> This appears to be an error, as a similar search does return such a 
> list of domains when checked.
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Scott H
> Network Solutions, Inc. 
>
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> nsi_rp112
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>
> > a few days ago, when i would make a whois query something like:
> > [nrh@squig ~] whois e0.ns.execpc.com
> > [No name] (E13-HST)
> >
> >    Hostname: E0.NS.EXECPC.COM
> >    Address: 169.207.1.122
> >    System: ? running ?
> >
> > <etc>
> > [nrh@squig ~] whois 'server e13-hst'
> > No match for server "E13-HST".
> >
> > i would get a list of domains relevant to that server.
> >
> > is this an error or a change in the behavior of the whois server?
> >
> > i'm hoping the former; it's a very useful feature.
> >
> > -- 
> > nicholas harteau
> > nrh () sfx com
>
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