Re: Telnet interface to the RIPE database.

[Daniel Karrenberg <]

  > RIPE Database Administration ripe-dbm@localhost writes:
  > 
  > Dear Colleagues,
  > 
  > If you use the telnet interface to the RIPE database, please
  > note that a "-k" option is available.
  > 
  > This will keep the connection open until you close it yourself.
  > 
  > Example:
  > -------
  > 
  > [ambrose] $telnet whois.ripe.net 43


Note that you can also just telnet to the telnet port on whois.ripe.net.
This lets you do as many queries as you want.

Daniel


Script started on Wed Nov 13 09:01:51 1996
kantoor!dfk 41>	telnet whois.ripe.net
Trying 193.0.0.194...
Connected to dbase.ripe.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
********************************************************************
* RIPE NCC
*
* Telnet-Whois Interface to the RIPE Database
*
* Most frequently used keys are: IP address or prefix (classless),
* network name, persons last, first or complete name, NIC handle,
* and AS<number>.
*
* Use 'help' as key to get general help on the RIPE database.
* Contact ncc@localhost for further help or to report problems.
********************************************************************

Enter search key [q to quit]: dk58

person:      Daniel Karrenberg
address:     RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC)
address:     Kruislaan 409
address:     NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam
address:     Netherlands
phone:       +31 20 592 5065
fax-no:      +31 20 592 5090
e-mail:      dfk@localhost
nic-hdl:     DK58
changed:     ripe-dbm@localhost 920826
source:      RIPE


Enter search key [q to quit]: carol orange

person:      Carol Orange
address:     RIPE NCC
address:     Kruislaan 409
address:     1098 SJ Amsterdam
address:     The Netherlands
phone:       +31 20 592 5065
fax-no:      +31 20 592 5090
e-mail:      orange@localhost
nic-hdl:     CO19-RIPE
notify:      orange@localhost
changed:     orange@localhost 960507
changed:     orange@localhost 960807
changed:     orange@localhost 960813
source:      RIPE


Enter search key [q to quit]: q
Connection closed by foreign host.
kantoor!dfk 42>	
Script done on Wed Nov 13 09:02:09 1996