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Number Title Author or Ed. Date Format More Info (Obs&Upd) Status
RFC3912
WHOIS Protocol Specification  L. Daigle September 2004 ASCII Obsoletes RFC954, RFC812  DRAFT STANDARD
This document updates the specification of the WHOIS protocol, thereby obsoleting RFC 954. The update is intended to remove the material from RFC 954 that does not have to do with the on-the-wire protocol, and is no longer applicable in today's Internet. This document does not attempt to change or update the protocol per se, or document other uses of the protocol that have come into existence since the publication of RFC 954. [STANDARDS TRACK]
RFC2958
The application/whoispp-response Content-type  L. Daigle, P. Faltstrom October 2000 ASCII   INFORMATIONAL
The intention of this document, in conjunction with RFC 2957, is to enable MIME-enabled mail software, and other systems using Internet media types, to carry out Whois++ transactions. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2957
The application/whoispp-query Content-Type  L. Daigle, P. Faltstrom October 2000 ASCII   INFORMATIONAL
The intention of this document, in conjunction with RFC 2958, is to enable MIME-enabled mail software, and other systems using Internet media types, to carry out Whois++ transactions. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2345
Domain Names and Company Name Retrieval  J. Klensin, T. Wolf, G. Oglesby May 1998 ASCII   EXPERIMENTAL
This document proposes a company name to URL mapping service based on the oldest and least complex of Internet directory protocols, whois, in order to explore whether an extremely simple and widely-deployed protocol can succeed where more complex and powerful options have failed or been excessively delayed. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
RFC2167
Referral Whois (RWhois) Protocol V1.5  S. Williamson, M. Kosters, D. Blacka, J. Singh, K. Zeilstra June 1997 ASCII Obsoletes RFC1714  INFORMATIONAL
This memo describes Version 1.5 of the client/server interaction of RWhois. RWhois provides a distributed system for the discovery, retrieval, and maintenance of directory information. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
RFC1914
How to Interact with a Whois++ Mesh  P. Faltstrom, R. Schoultz, C. Weider February 1996 ASCII   HISTORIC
[pub as:PROPOSED STANDARD]
In the Whois++ architecture [Deutsch94],[Weider94], mesh traversal is done by the client, since each server 'refers' the client to the next appropriate server(s). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1913
Architecture of the Whois++ Index Service  C. Weider, J. Fullton, S. Spero February 1996 ASCII   HISTORIC
[pub as:PROPOSED STANDARD]
The authors describe an architecture for indexing in distributed databases, and apply this to the WHOIS++ protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1835
Architecture of the WHOIS++ service  P. Deutsch, R. Schoultz, P. Faltstrom, C. Weider August 1995 ASCII   HISTORIC
[pub as:PROPOSED STANDARD]
This document describes WHOIS++, an extension to the trivial WHOIS service described in RFC 954 to permit WHOIS-like servers to make available more structured information to the Internet. [STANDARDS- TRACK]
RFC1834
Whois and Network Information Lookup Service, Whois++  J. Gargano, K. Weiss August 1995 ASCII   INFORMATIONAL
This memo describes new features for WHOIS. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
RFC1739
A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools  G. Kessler, S. Shepard December 1994 ASCII Obsoleted by RFC2151  INFORMATIONAL
This memo is an introductory guide to some of the TCP/IP and Internet tools and utilities that allow users to access the wide variety of information on the network, from determining if a particular host is up to viewing a multimedia thesis on foreign policy. It also describes discussion lists accessible from the Internet, ways to obtain Internet documents, and resources that help users weave their way through the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
RFC1714
Referral Whois Protocol (RWhois)  S. Williamson, M. Kosters November 1994 ASCII, PS, PDF Obsoleted by RFC2167  INFORMATIONAL
This memo describes version 1.0 of the client/server interaction of RWhois. RWhois provides a distributed system for the display of hierarchical information. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
RFC1580
FYI0023
Guide to Network Resource Tools  EARN Staff March 1994 ASCII   INFORMATIONAL
The purpose of this guide is to supply the basic information that anyone on the network needs to try out and begin using tools. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. [FYI 23]
RFC1373
Portable DUAs  T. Tignor October 1992 ASCII   INFORMATIONAL
This document comes in two parts. The first part is for regular people who wish to set up their own DUAs (Directory User Interfaces) to access the Directory. The second part is for ISODE-maintainers wishing to provide portable DUAs to users. This part gives instructions in a similar but longer, step-by-step format. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC0954
NICNAME/WHOIS  K. Harrenstien, M.K. Stahl, E.J. Feinler October 1985 ASCII Obsoletes RFC812, Obsoleted by RFC3912  DRAFT STANDARD
This RFC is the official specification of the NICNAME/WHOIS protocol. This memo describes the protocol and the service. This is an update of RFC-812.
RFC0812
NICNAME/WHOIS  K. Harrenstien, V. White March 1982 ASCII Obsoleted by RFC954, RFC3912  UNKNOWN
This RFC gives a description of what the NICNAME/WHOIS Server is and how to access it. This server together with the corresponding Identification Data Base provides online directory look-up equivalent to the ARPANET Directory.