[afnog] Need Whois server

[Catherine Aloikin]

Hello Franck,

To start with, you will actually need both the whois server and client for
your system to work fine. You can (w)get both from the ripe ftp site as
specified below:

Whois server: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/software

I recommend ripe-dbase-3.2.0.tar.gz since the latest version is still
in beta form and may have a number of bug fixes.

Whois client: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/tools

In this case, get ripe-whois-latest.tar.gz.

Once you have unpacked the server software, you will be able to check out
the INSTALL file.

Now, you might want to have some scripts connecting the registry web
interface to the whois database, such that for all modifications made to
a domain profile, the whois database is also updated concurrently. After
which status notifications should be sent to the database maintainer(s).

A web interface also comes in handy. Different folks need to be able to
query the databse without so much fuss, so there should be scripts
connecting the whois database web interface to the whois server.

Am not sure I know what you need exactly... so I hope this info helps you
in one way or other. Don't hesitate to contact me in case you have any
other queries.

Best Regards,
Cathie.

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Catherine Aloikin,
Computer Frontiers International,
Plot 32 Lumumba Avenue,
P.O Box 12510,Kampala.
Tel  :+256-41-340417/71
Fax  :+256-41-340456
Email:cathy at eahd.or.ug
Web  :http://www.cfi.co.ug
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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Charles Musisi wrote:

> hey DOSSOU Franck,
>
> see msg. below for some handy help..  though not specifically on
> the whois but something related. we have had a whois for past
> 3-4 years. cathy aloikin -- our whois-master might help guide
> you along.
>
> also, yaovi(who I believe you know very well) can facilitate
> you as he had some hands-on with us.
>
> cheers
>
> --
> Envelope-to: cmusisi at cfi.co.ug
> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:44:25 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Begumisa Gerald M <beg_g at eahd.or.ug>
>
> Hi All,
> The awaited release is available for download now. You may fetch it using
> this link:
>
> http://pop.eahd.or.ug/~beg_g/COpenReg-Distrib/copenreg-1.0.0.tgz
> If this times out or you have problems downloading it, let me know. Also
> let me know if you have any issues / need any help with the installation.
> Regards,
> Gerald.
>
>