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RFC 3912: WHOIS Protocol Specification

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document updates the specification of the WHOIS protocol, thereby obsoleting RFC 954. The update is intended to remove the material from RFC 954 that does not have to do with the on-the-wire protocol, and is no longer applicable in today's Internet. This document does not attempt to change or update the protocol per se, or document other uses of the protocol that have come into existence since the publication of RFC 954. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC3912
Published
September 2004
Authors
L. Daigle
Status
DRAFT STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
—
Pages
4
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 812, RFC 954

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 812 (1982)
  2. RFC 954 (1985)
  3. RFC 3912 (2004)

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