[18134] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: small vent
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David R. Conrad)
Sat Jun 27 20:54:02 1998
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 09:21:09 +0800
To: Tim Salo <salo@networkcs.com>
From: "David R. Conrad" <davidc@apnic.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199806271627.LAA14031@us.networkcs.com>
Tim,
>Having to specify the proper database host on the whois command always
>struck me a bit like requiring every user to specify the appropriate server
>for, e.g. ".com", every time the user makes a DNS request.
I agree.
>Why can't the registry folks get their collective act together and provide
>users with a system that allows a simple request like "whois name" to
>find the appropriate [piece] of the database.
There have been many discussions along similar lines, all come to nothing.
It would not appear to be a high priority. Hopefully, this will change in
the near future.
Regards,
-drc
