RFC 1714 (rfc1714) - Page 2 of 46

Referral Whois Protocol (RWhois)

RFC 1714            Referral Whois Protocol (RWhois)       November 1994


          2.3.17 directive...............................17
          2.3.18 display.................................17
          2.3.19 language................................18
       2.4  RWhois Client Model .........................18
     3.   RWhois Server Model............................20
       3.1  Output Display and Restriction Keywords .....20
       3.2  Responses:  Server to Client Interaction ....21
       3.3  Required Responses ..........................22
          3.3.1 RWhois...................................22
          3.3.2 referral.................................22
          3.3.3 ok.......................................24
          3.3.4 error....................................24
       3.4  Optional Responses ..........................25
          3.4.1 see-also.................................25
          3.4.2 load.....................................26
          3.4.3 soa......................................26
          3.4.4 status...................................28
          3.4.5 xfer.....................................29
          3.4.6 schema...................................30
          3.4.7 define...................................32
          3.4.8 object...................................32
          3.4.9 directive................................33
          3.4.10 info....................................34
          3.4.11 display.................................34
          3.4.12 X-......................................35
          3.4.13 language................................35
       3.5  Query Reduction .............................36
       3.6  Determining Authority .......................36
       3.7  Secondary Server Interaction ................37
       3.8  Registration Process ........................38
       3.9  Out-of-Service ..............................38
     4.   Interaction:  Client Directives and Acceptable
          Server Responses...............................39
       4.1 General ......................................39
       4.2 On Connection ................................39
       4.3  ......................................39
       4.4 -RWhois ......................................40
       4.5 -load ........................................40
       4.6 -limit ..........................40
       4.7 -schema[object] ..........................40
       4.8 -xfer[object] ............................40
       4.9 -quit ........................................40
       4.10 -cache ..........................40
       4.11 -status .....................................40
       4.12 -forward ....................................40
       4.13 -soa ........................................40
       4.14 -notify .....................................41
       4.15 -register ...................................41



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