WHOIS source?

Can someone point me to the source for a whois server... I don't know why, but I haven't been able to find any sources.... Thanks -- North Shore Technologies, Cleveland, OH http://NorthShoreTechnologies.net Steve Sobol, BOFH - President, Chief Website Architect and Janitor Spammers and Net-abusers: Don't bother asking me for service. See http://NorthShoreTechnologies.net/go/policy/ for more information.