Re: bin/39641: whois fails to find data for ovh.net

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

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From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: bin/39641: whois fails to find data for ovh.net
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:25:17 -0000 (UTC)

 coypu%sdf.org@localhost writes:
 
 >Subject: Re: bin/39641: whois fails to find data for ovh.net
 > seems to work now, but I don't know why it would ever have failed.
 > thoughts?
 
 whois(1) is a dumb client that just prints the answer from a whois server.
 The only smartness is in guessing a suitable whois server for the query.
 For domains the $TLD.whois-servers.net server is asked.
 
 For this specific query, nothing has changed on the client side. The
 difference is therefore only in the server answer.
 
 Other whois clients made other guesses about the whois server and may also
 try more than one server until they recognize an answer they like. These
 heuristics however have never been perfect.
 
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