RIPE Database Administration <ripe-dbm@ripe.net> writes:

Dear Colleagues,

If you use the telnet interface to the RIPE database, please note that a "-k" option is available.

This will keep the connection open until you close it yourself.

Example: -------

[ambrose] $telnet whois.ripe.net 43

Note that you can also just telnet to the telnet port on whois.ripe.net. This lets you do as many queries as you want. Daniel Script started on Wed Nov 13 09:01:51 1996 kantoor!dfk 41> telnet whois.ripe.net Trying 193.0.0.194... Connected to dbase.ripe.net. Escape character is '^]'. ******************************************************************** * RIPE NCC * * Telnet-Whois Interface to the RIPE Database * * Most frequently used keys are: IP address or prefix (classless), * network name, persons last, first or complete name, NIC handle, * and AS<number>. * * Use 'help' as key to get general help on the RIPE database. * Contact <ncc@ripe.net> for further help or to report problems. ******************************************************************** Enter search key [q to quit]: dk58 person: Daniel Karrenberg address: RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC) address: Kruislaan 409 address: NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam address: Netherlands phone: +31 20 592 5065 fax-no: +31 20 592 5090 e-mail: dfk@ripe.net nic-hdl: DK58 changed: ripe-dbm@ripe.net 920826 source: RIPE Enter search key [q to quit]: carol orange person: Carol Orange address: RIPE NCC address: Kruislaan 409 address: 1098 SJ Amsterdam address: The Netherlands phone: +31 20 592 5065 fax-no: +31 20 592 5090 e-mail: orange@ripe.net nic-hdl: CO19-RIPE notify: orange@ripe.net changed: orange@ripe.net 960507 changed: orange@ripe.net 960807 changed: orange@ripe.net 960813 source: RIPE Enter search key [q to quit]: q Connection closed by foreign host. kantoor!dfk 42> Script done on Wed Nov 13 09:02:09 1996