Binary package “gwhois” in ubuntu trusty
generic Whois Client / Server
gwhois is a generic whois client / server. This means that it know
for many (virtually all) TLDs, IP-Ranges and Handles out there where
to ask. It queries other whois-servers as well as web-lookup forms.
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gwhois can be used as a client, but you can invoke it as a server
(e.g. via inetd) as well for usage with a normal whois client.