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authorDima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org>2001-06-27 23:06:47 +0000
committerDima Dorfman <dd@FreeBSD.org>2001-06-27 23:06:47 +0000
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Implement recursive IP address searches based on the results of a
query to ARIN. PR: 28426 Submitted by: Mike Barcroft <mike@q9media.com>
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=78900
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@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ In the event that an IP
address is specified, the whois server will default to the American
Registry for Internet Numbers
.Pq Tn ARIN .
+If a query to
+.Tn ARIN
+references
+.Tn APNIC
+or
+.Tn RIPE ,
+that server will be queried also, provided that the
+.Fl Q
+option is not specified.
.Pp
If no required
.Pa whois-servers.net