Hello, v2.0 of SuperWhois is now up and in production (subject to bugs you find tho'...). The same version exists at both the web interface, and the command line whois proxy. We currently query for 88 tlds, including 6bone. To get the entire list (also used for whois-servers.net) do: dig @ns1.centergate.com whois-servers.net axfr We've instituted some limits because of potential abuse by spammers. So, if you make more than 25 queries a day from the same ip, please send email letting us know what ip address you are coming from, and convince us that you are not using it for spamming, and we'll open it up for you. Important Privacy Note: We are now logging whois queries only - for obvious reasons... Here is the 'man' section. We're working on cleaning up the source to release level, and then we'll place it in the software section of geektools for download. We also hope to have a 'geek' version of a windows superwhois client within a couple of weeks, for those who have to use windows boxen. Enjoy. And please remember to provide updates to whois server information to registry@geektools.com. These updates also go into the whois-servers.net zone. /rlj rjoffe@centergate.com www.centergate.com "Technology so advanced, even *we* don't understand it!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Using the GeekTools WHOIS Proxy ------------------------------- whois.geektools.com Czar - Robb Ballard robb@centergate.com Note: Due to the variety of whois clients currently in use, this document makes no attempt to tell the user how to operate his/her whois client. Any query examples which appear in this document are in the format that the whois proxy requires. It is up to the user to determine how to get his/her own whois client to pass this information to the proxy. Features and Descriptions: -------------------------- The GeekTools WHOIS proxy has the ability to parse and/or interpret information provided to it in the form of a query. The proxy automatically determines if the query is a full or partial IP address, domain, NIC handle, etc. and then (usually) acts appropriately. The following list shows valid query types and examples. - Domain Query Format: domain.tld Example: nanog.org Action: The proxy determines the proper whois server to query based on the TLD and queries that server for the information. - IP Address Format: ###.###.###.###, ###.###.###, or ###.### Example: 204.69.234.0 Action: The proxy first queries ARIN for the answer. If ARIN has delegated the block to another registry, the proxy will query the appropriate server for the information. - AS Numbers Format: ### Example 12008 Action: The proxy determines the appropriate registry to query for the AS number information and retrieves it. - NIC Handles Format: XX### Example: RB190, RB190-ARIN Action: The proxy queries the appropriate registry, based on the suffix of the handle if one is given. - Forced Queries Format: query destination Example: smith ra Action: Forces the query to be sent to any of the following servers based on the destination. The destination may be INTERNIC, RIPE, APNIC, AUNIC, ARIN, or RA. Other Information: - The proxy automatically includes query switches for certain whois servers. For example, queries to whois.nic.ad.jp are returned in Japanese. The proxy appends "/e" to the query to force the server to return the information in English. - Queries for which an authoritative whois server is not available default to Internic unless forced to a different server. - Basic help may be obtained by sending a null query to the whois proxy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------