Additionally, the message from the old server is misleading. precise$ whois devunt.kr | less ... <EC><U+0083><U+0081>湲<B0> <EC><A0><U+0095>蹂대<U+008A><U+0094> UTF-8 <EC> <U+009D>몄<BD><U+0094><EB><U+0094>⑸<U+0090><U+0098><EC><U+0096><B4> <EC><U+0084><U+009C>鍮<U+0084><EC><U+008A>ㅻ<U+0090><U+0098>怨<A0> <EC><U+009E><U+0088><EC> <U+008A>듬<U+008B><U+0088><EB><U+008B><A4>. EUC-KR <EC><U+009D>몄<BD><U+0094><EB><U+0094><A9> <EC><U+0084><U+009C>鍮<U+0084><EC><U+008A>ㅻ<U+008A><U+0094> oldwhois.kisa.or.kr<EC><U+0097><U+0090><EC> <U+0084><U+009C> <EC><U+0084><U+009C>鍮<U+0084><EC><U+008A><A4> <EB><U+0090> <U+0098>怨<A0> <EC><U+009E><U+0088><EC><U+008A>듬<U+008B><U+0088><EB><U+008B> <A4>. The above information is encoded with UTF-8 EUC-KR encoding WHOIS is being serviced in this URL:oldwhois.kisa.or.kr
- KISA/KRNIC Whois Service - lines 42-57/57 (END) In fact, this is identical to the output if you query with -h oldwhois.kisa.or.kr; if you use -h whois.kisa.or.kr you do get correct UTF-8 output (and the same message in the footer). precise$ apt-cache policy whois whois: Installed: 5.0.15ubuntu2 Candidate: 5.0.15ubuntu2 Version table: *** 5.0.15ubuntu2 0 500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to whois in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1132526 Title: invaild encoding with .kr and .xn--3e0b707e domains To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whois/+bug/1132526/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs