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- Date: 28 AUG 92 16:54:34 GMT
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- X-RFC822-From: adelman (Kenneth Adelman) @ TGV.COM
- From: adelman@TGV.COM
- Subject: Re: What is the format of the WHOIS database?
- Organization: The INFO-MULTINET Community
- Message-ID: <2020439828AUG92165434@TGV.COM>
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- > In article <2020402127AUG92204552@TGV.COM>, ACCESS@KRDC.INT.ALCAN.CA (Shawn Allin - Alcan KRDC Computer Services) writes:
- > >
- > >We have an internal TCP/IP network here that is growing by the day. Users
- > >are now wanting a name lookup service to aid in connectivity. I was
- > >thinking of using WHOIS internally. I took a look at RFC954, but can't
- > >find any reference to how to set up a private database. Is it doable/
- > >practical?
- > >
- > 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")
-
- Actually, you can "SET WHOIS-DEFAULT-SERVER" in MU CONFIGURE under
- V3.0 and later MultiNet to change the default server without modifying
- the .CLD file.
-
- Ken
-