Tools based on whois -t output.
Hi, all ! We are contemplating changing the output of the "-t" option of "whois" to give more information. Please inform us if you write or use tools based on this output. Example: The current output for "-t person" is person: [mandatory] [single] address: [mandatory] [multiple] phone: [mandatory] [multiple] fax-no: [optional] [multiple] e-mail: [optional] [multiple] nic-hdl: [optional] [single] remarks: [optional] [multiple] notify: [optional] [multiple] mnt-by: [optional] [multiple] changed: [mandatory] [multiple] source: [mandatory] [single] the new output would be person: [mandatory] [single] [look-up key] address: [mandatory] [multiple] * phone: [mandatory] [multiple] * fax-no: [optional] [multiple] * e-mail: [optional] [multiple] [look-up key] nic-hdl: [optional] [single] [look-up key] remarks: [optional] [multiple] * notify: [optional] [multiple] [inverse key] mnt-by: [optional] [multiple] [inverse key] changed: [mandatory] [multiple] * source: [mandatory] [single] * where [look-up key] indicates that you use this attribute as an argument to whois and [inverse key] indicates that you can use the attribute as an argument to whois -i. If you have anymore questions, please contact <ripe-dbm@ripe.net>. Regards, Ambrose Magee ____________________________ RIPE Database Administration.
Hi Ambrose, I like your suggestion and think it is a good idea. I would think that this change would cause minimal disruption for tools needing to parse the output since the first three fields remain the same and the new field is added at the end. --Jerry RIPE Database Administration writes:
Hi, all !
We are contemplating changing the output of the "-t" option of "whois" to give more information. Please inform us if you write or use tools based on this output.
Example:
The current output for "-t person" is
person: [mandatory] [single] address: [mandatory] [multiple] phone: [mandatory] [multiple] fax-no: [optional] [multiple] e-mail: [optional] [multiple] nic-hdl: [optional] [single] remarks: [optional] [multiple] notify: [optional] [multiple] mnt-by: [optional] [multiple] changed: [mandatory] [multiple] source: [mandatory] [single]
the new output would be
person: [mandatory] [single] [look-up key] address: [mandatory] [multiple] * phone: [mandatory] [multiple] * fax-no: [optional] [multiple] * e-mail: [optional] [multiple] [look-up key] nic-hdl: [optional] [single] [look-up key] remarks: [optional] [multiple] * notify: [optional] [multiple] [inverse key] mnt-by: [optional] [multiple] [inverse key] changed: [mandatory] [multiple] * source: [mandatory] [single] *
where [look-up key] indicates that you use this attribute as an argument to whois and [inverse key] indicates that you can use the attribute as an argument to whois -i.
If you have anymore questions, please contact <ripe-dbm@ripe.net>.
Regards,
Ambrose Magee ____________________________ RIPE Database Administration.
-- Gerald A. Winters gerald@merit.edu Merit Network, Inc. (313) 747-3522 (office) 4251 Plymouth Road, Suite C. (313) 747-3745 (fax) Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2785
Good idea, Ambrose. I presume the asterisk is a place-holder and will appear in the case of attributes that are neither look-up nor inverse keys? Regards. Mike
person: [mandatory] [single] [look-up key] address: [mandatory] [multiple] * phone: [mandatory] [multiple] * fax-no: [optional] [multiple] * e-mail: [optional] [multiple] [look-up key] nic-hdl: [optional] [single] [look-up key] remarks: [optional] [multiple] * notify: [optional] [multiple] [inverse key] mnt-by: [optional] [multiple] [inverse key] changed: [mandatory] [multiple] * source: [mandatory] [single] *
where [look-up key] indicates that you use this attribute as an argument to whois and [inverse key] indicates that you can use the attribute as an argument to whois -i.
Dear Mike, "Mike Norris" <mnorris@hea.ie> writes: * * Good idea, Ambrose. I presume the asterisk is a * place-holder and will appear in the case of attributes * that are neither look-up nor inverse keys? Yes. The aim is to make the output easier to read. I suppose an "-" character or a blank space could be used instead. I will think about it. If you have anymore questions, please contact <ripe-dbm@ripe.net>. Regards, Ambrose Magee ____________________________ RIPE Database Administration. * * Regards. * * Mike * * * >person: [mandatory] [single] [look-up key] * >address: [mandatory] [multiple] * * >phone: [mandatory] [multiple] * * >fax-no: [optional] [multiple] * * >e-mail: [optional] [multiple] [look-up key] * >nic-hdl: [optional] [single] [look-up key] * >remarks: [optional] [multiple] * * >notify: [optional] [multiple] [inverse key] * >mnt-by: [optional] [multiple] [inverse key] * >changed: [mandatory] [multiple] * * >source: [mandatory] [single] * * > * >where [look-up key] indicates that you use this * >attribute as an argument to whois and [inverse key] * >indicates that you can use the attribute as an * >argument to whois -i.
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