> > I just tried to run a whois on a com.au domain, and, what I got was: > > ------- > [<echidna>-]whois aname.com.au > > BLACKLISTED: You have exceeded the query limit for your IP > address and have been > blacklisted. This restriction will be removed in 24 hours. > > %%% End of referred query result > > ------- > > it 's only on 'com.au' domains I get that, other whois > servers reply OK > > this whois was executed from my web/mail/dns server, there > are no shell users (apart > from me, infequently). today was 1st time in days if not > weeks that I executed whois > > I guess it's implying there is some recurrent whois queries > running from a web user ?? > > perplexed. > > > Voytek Eymont > --
heh :) I get this all the time... I'm on Optarse dialup. I'm guessing that they blacklist a block of IPs instead of individuals, to make sure us 'bandwidth challenged' folk can't disconnect and get a new IP. Have you tried using some sort of anonymous whois website? cheers Michael -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
