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0 pointsnailer10y ago0 comments

The main aim is to be useful. Someone who wants to lookup Whois is better served by giving them something that will achieve that task.

If you have other suggestions though, send a pull request. The project has already gotten a bunch from the SmartOS and FreeBSD communities.

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daveloyall10y ago

If I could send a pull request to Microsoft for inclusion of a legit whois binary on their OS--nope, you're right, I'm just full of spite on this subject. :)

ryanlol10y ago

Actually, pretty sure most linux distributions don't ship with the whois binary.

(This is entirely based on the fact that I find myself installing it far too often)

daveloyall10y ago

That's a feature. My initial installations don't include much. Tools are installed the first time I need to use them.

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0 pointsnailer10y ago0 comments

The main aim is to be useful. Someone who wants to lookup Whois is better served by giving them something that will achieve that task.

If you have other suggestions though, send a pull request. The project has already gotten a bunch from the SmartOS and FreeBSD communities.

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daveloyall10y ago

If I could send a pull request to Microsoft for inclusion of a legit whois binary on their OS--nope, you're right, I'm just full of spite on this subject. :)

ryanlol10y ago

Actually, pretty sure most linux distributions don't ship with the whois binary.

(This is entirely based on the fact that I find myself installing it far too often)

daveloyall10y ago

That's a feature. My initial installations don't include much. Tools are installed the first time I need to use them.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse