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- Date: 28 AUG 92 16:54:30 GMT
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- X-RFC822-From: Sanjay Kapur <SKAPUR@ccmail.sunysb.edu>
- From: Sanjay Kapur <SKAPUR@ccmail.sunysb.edu>
- Subject: Re: What is the format of the WHOIS database?
- Organization: State University of New York, Stony Brook
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- >I'm working on one for our internal net. The format of the database really
- >doesn't matter, what matters is the format of the reply to the requestor, which
- >is fairly well defined in RFC812. You can either specify /HOST= to point to
- >your server or modify the CLD to do the same by default. the latter is easier
- >on the user, but harder on the system manager, as each upgrade of MultiNet may
- >require reinstalling this modification. Of course, my other platforms are not
- >nearly as gracious, and offer more opportunities. ("We don't have problems,
- >just opportunities")
- >--
- >Dillon Pyron | The opinions expressed are those of the
- >pyron@skndiv.dseg.ti.com | "DISAPPEAR"
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- Or the system manager can run the following commmands:
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- $ MULTINET CONFIGURE
- set whois-default-server remote.host.name
- exit
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- to set it up so that upgrades do not change the SETting.
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- Multinet is even more flexible that people give it credit for !
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- Sanjay Kapur (SK54) |Internet: Sanjay.Kapur@sunysb.edu
- Systems Staff, Computing Services, |Bitnet: SKAPUR@USB
- State University of New York, |SPAN/HEPnet: 44132::SKAPUR
- Stony Brook, NY 11794-2400 |Phone:+1-516 632 8029, FAX:+1-516 632 8046
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