echoping_whois (1) Linux Manual Page
NAME
echoping_whois – echoping plugin which connects to a whois server
SYNOPSIS
echoping [echoping options] -m whois hostname [-d] request
DESCRIPTION
whois is an echoping plugin to connect to whois/nicname servers (see RFC 3912).
ARGUMENTS
request- The request to the whois server (typically a domain name)
OPTIONS
-d, –dump- Dumps the result of the request
SEE ALSO
echoping(1),
AUTHOR
Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortz [at] users.sourceforge.net>