GNU bug report logs - #47431
Process Whois connection broken by remote peer.

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Message #101 received at 47431 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 47431 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, hongyi.zhao <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#47431: Process Whois connection broken by remote peer.
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:53:38 +0000

>> I've just sent a mail to IANA to clarify that point.
>
> Great; thanks.
>

I got the answer, from which I quote the relevant parts:

>
> We accept that users will query whois.iana.org port 43 for ad-hoc, 
> infrequent, and low volume queries (e.g. queries resulting from a 
> user-driven web form, upon receipt of an email, and given a small list 
> of domains).
>
> It reads like your client will be primarily user-driven and so we're 
> fine with your approach. Note, the Mac OSX whois client first queries 
> whois.iana.org and follows the referral, so there is precedent.
>

So from a technical point of view, the solution is okay.  What remains is 
the potential privacy problem, but I think it's possible to avoid it 
without using a cache.

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