DDN Network Information Center WHOIS Service
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
SRI International
Network Information Systems Center, Room EJ291
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94015
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected] (for questions and comments about
WHOIS)
[email protected] (for automated WHOIS search requests via
e-mail)
[email protected] (for requests to be registered in the
WHOIS database)
_P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-235-3155 or (415) 859-3695
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
WHOIS/NICNAME is a NIC program that provides an electronic
``white pages'' of network entities. WHOIS lists the name,
network mailbox, US postal address, telephone number, and
host for all users registered with the NIC. WHOIS also pro-
vides information about registered hosts, domains, and net-
works, including the names and addresses of designated
points of contact, host addresses, and domain servers.
There are currently more than 75,000 users and points of
contact registered.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Access to the WHOIS program is available in a number of
ways.
o+ Via client programs that query the WHOIS server
o+ Via Telnet to users who connect to <NIC.DDN.MIL>
(<192.67.67.20>)
_________________________
The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
22 May 1990 NNSC Section 4.2, Page 1
o+ Via automatic mail server by sending a message to
<
[email protected]>
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _W_H_O_I_S
WHOIS services are available to all users of the Internet
and also to users on networks that gateway to the Internet.
Any Internet user with a valid electronic mailbox can be
listed in the WHOIS database.
22 May 1990 NNSC Section 4.2, Page 2
