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diff --git a/net/ripetools/pkg-descr b/net/ripetools/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..df7755ef934c --- /dev/null +++ b/net/ripetools/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +- ripewhois + + The RIPE version of the whois client program. + + This is intended for European users as it will query a RIPE whois + server with extended whois capabilities rather than a standard whois + protocol server. The ripewhois program is fully compatible with the + standard whois protocol and can thus replace your default whois + program. + + This program is aware of quite some extra flags that the standard whois + doesn't support. Just try 'ripewhois' without arguments to see an + explanation of these. Please note that most of these flags are NOT + supported by non RIPE whois servers. In cases where you use this client + to query non RIPE whois servers, you should not use any of these + flags. + + This client supports the "-v" option and the argument "all" to + "-t" and "-v". + + +- networkupdate + + A program that allows updating the RIPE database with the whois + protocol instead of the usual E-mail interface. This program can + usually only be used by the administrators of the whois server itself. + The updating mechanism is too powerfull (for now) to allow the general + public to use this mechanism. The server is protected by means of an + accesslist. |