This is whoisRIP, 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.

This client is useful to test the new flags available
in RIP; the classic whois client returns an error if
a new flag is supplied.

The default host and port of whoisRIP is rpsl.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.
