Have you considered working with various OSen/distros to ensure they start shipping a usable client as part of their core/default? One of the lovely things about whois is that you don't need to know enough to go and install something (which may or may not be feasible, depending on everything from corporate policy through end-user capability). cheers!
On Aug 14, 2026, at 10:32, John Curran via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote:
Randy -
There is a proposed timeline (done in stages) contained in the consultation - do you consider if sufficient for transition?
As for clients, we’ve quite a few on github; I note that ICANN has mature RDAP client that includes solid IP/ASN support.
Thanks! /John
John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers
On Aug 14, 2026, at 1:19 PM, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote:
hi john,
can we assume there will be somewhat finger compatible CLI client tools for most platforms?
and a staged trasition, to allow for lot of automation that is gonna have to change.
speaking of automation, sure would be nice if the rirs were compatible. yes, still a dreamer at my age.
randy
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