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RE: [db-wg] whois_rip feature request, multiple inverse attribute queries needed

  • To: "'Joao Damas'" <
    >, Shane Kerr <
    >
  • From: "Titley, Nigel" <
    >
  • Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:05:53 -0000
  • Cc: Database WG <
    >

Joao Damas wrote:
> Perhaps it is time to think about leaving the whois query syntax as it
> is now and look at a different way of looking up things in RIR DBs
> (based on crisp?).
> The current RIPE whois syntax may not be the best but it has been
> consistent for quite a few years and overloading it is likely to not
> make things easier for casual users while it would be muddle things
> for long time users

I must say, I'm inclined to agree with Joao on this. Let's leave the RIPE
whois syntax to enjoy its retirement in peace and concentrate on how to get
the features we want in CRISP.

-- 
Nigel Titley
Peering Coordinator, FLAG Telecom
+44 20 8564 5812


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