This is whois3, a very simple and generic whois client.

This client, unlike the "classic" whois client,
does not check for supported flags at the client side,
except for -h (whois host) and -p (whois port).

The syntax checks for flags are made at the server side.

The default host and port of whois3 is whois.ripe.net
at port 43 (or to be more exact, the tcp port specified
for whois in /etc/services). You can change the default host 
by setting NICHOST in the source.

To compile and install, just type:

% ./configure [--prefix=your_prefix_dir]
% make
% make install

Type "configure --help" for generic help on how to use configure.

This client has been compiled and tested on a variety of systems;
please contact <ripe-dbm@ripe.net> for comments and bug reports.
