[NCLUG] Verisign are morons...

[Michael Dwyer]

Mike Loseke wrote:
> Thus spake Michael Dwyer:
> 
>>Look up a whois record using their own web interface... :)
> 
> 
>  Can this even be done any longer using 'whois'?
> 

Well, kinda...  But nowadays you need a 'whois' that does recursive 
lookups.  You typically do a whois from netsol, who gives you a pointer 
to another whois server (say, tucows or something), where you do the 
lookup again.

Lacking said recursive whois client, I use the one at 'Geektools.com', 
but NetSol considers them a bulk consumer, and so blocked their access 
or something -- related to the message I saw.

I'd throw a 'good ol' days' rant in here, but someone would probably 
counter with "Yeah? Well, I used to call up John Postel to read 
addresses out of his notepad to me!"

ObOnTopic: Many modern distros seem to come with a recursive whois 
nowdays.  The problem is that they often require the services of some 
4GL to work.