[dbwg] RE: referals not working (fwd)

The message below is forward from rwhois mail list. As can be seen from it, 
there is currently a problem in that rwhois direct referrals are not 
corresponding to new ARIN whois "ReferralServer:" field in port43 whois.

As I understood that, it was agreed that after ReferralServer field is 
introduced, this database field could be used to fix root rwhois. However 
it appears ARIN may have decided to keep these still as separately maintained
databases, in particular I note a recently updated rwhois referral template at
http://www.rwhois.net/ftp/rwhois-template.txt

I don't think this is a good idea, I think synchronization between the 
port43 whois and port 4321 rwhois is what everybody wants and expects.
So it would be best if arin generates all root rwhois referalls out of
ReferralServer field in its main whois (just like it generates rwhois 
database other fields out of normal whois database) and that there be no 
separate template to request root rwhois referrals to work.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:58:36 +0200
From: Thomas Kinghorn <thomask at mtnns.net>
To: "'rwhois at jeffchan.com'" <rwhois at jeffchan.com>
Cc: "'Rwhois (E-mail)'" <rwhois at rwhois.net>
Subject: RE: referals not working

Hi Jeff.

When clicking the link supplied, you get

Referral rwhois://rwhois.citec.net:4321/auth-area=209.212.96.0/19 

But If you look at ARIN, 

ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.mtnns.net:4321

The latter is correct. The first is an obsolete server from +/- 2 years ago.

Thanks for the prompt response.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Chan [mailto:rwhois at jeffchan.com]
Sent: 23 February 2004 08:49
To: Thomas Kinghorn
Cc: 'Rwhois (E-mail)'
Subject: Re: referals not working


Hello Thomas,
The referral appears to be working correctly when using the web
sample interface:

 
http://www.rwhois.net/perl/prwhois.cgi?url=rwhois://rwhois.arin.net:4321/aut
h-area=0.0.0.0/0&query=209.212.96.1

and ARIN's rwhois server.  Perhaps the issue is with your local
client.

Jeff C.
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On Sunday, February 22, 2004, 10:33:33 PM, Thomas Kinghorn wrote:
> Hi List.

> I am battling to get the rwhois server to work via rwhois.arin.net

> When I telnet the server on port 4321, it connects.
> after issueing the -xfer 209.212.96.0/19, it returns the network &
> organisation info.

> However, when I do a lookup via command line:

> # rwhois 209.212.96.1 -v -s rwhois.arin.net -p 4321 
> Connecting to rwhois.arin.net:4321
> Connecting to rwhois.citec.net:4321
> error querying rwhois server: No Objects Found

> The same applies for the subnet 209.212.117.0/25.....No Objects found :'(


> Any advice on where I can look to resolve this would be appreciated.

> How do I get the referral to work.
> I have treid everything I can think of but nothing.

> My platform is RH8 running rwhoisd-1.5.7.3

> Regards, 
> Tom Kinghorn


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