On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 09:53:28PM +0800, Chang wrote: >Continuing my game with whois servers. >I isntalled the proxy.pl at port 43 from www.geektools.com. >But I hit a problem: > >$ whois 203.81.0.1 -h localhost >The GeekTools Whois Proxy has encountered an error: >Unable to connect to whois.apnic.net. > >Exiting. > >I didn't have similar problem using geektools' win32 client (but not via >the whois server), though. >puzzling.. aren't the linux vresion exactly the same as the win32 >version?
Timing is most likely the problem. The apnic server often is busy (and when it responds not always useful) Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims. -- Thomas Sowell _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
