ptkwhois1
Perl/tk whois client for x
Usage
ptkwhois [domain
[server]]
Overview
ptkwhois is a whois (TCP port 43) client for X, written in Perl/Tk.
whois is a protocol that is used by domain name repositories to allow people to find out information about the owner of a certain domain.
Various details about commands can be found out by sending the command HELP or a ? as the query.
Options
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The domain or host to lookup. |
|---|---|
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The whois server to use (defaults to whois.internic.net). |
Requirements
ptkwhois requires a fairly up-to-date version of Perl (version 5.002 or better). It also (obviously) requires Perl/Tk. Perl/Tk is available in the Nick-Ing Simmons author directory at CPAN. It is also available as a Debian package.
AUTHOR and BUG REPORTING
ptkwhois was written by Alan Ford <[email protected]> Please report bugs to that address.
Known bugs
There have been reports of slightly dodgy output, but I have been unable to replicate the symptoms myself.
Releases
Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody).