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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/whois/whois.1 | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/whois/whois.c | 3 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 index 9ffa800..54c71fc 100644 --- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 +++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.1 @@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ If the query is not a domain name or IP address, .Nm will fall back to the host specified in the +.Ev WHOIS_SERVER +or .Ev RA_SERVER -environment variable, or if that is not set, it will use +environment variables, or if those are not set, it will use .Pa whois.crsnic.net . .Pp The options are as follows: @@ -176,8 +178,15 @@ are treated independently and may be used as queries on different whois servers. .Sh ENVIRONMENT .Bl -tag +.It Ev WHOIS_SERVER +The primary default whois server. +If this is unset, +.Nm +uses the +.Ev RA_SERVER +environment variable. .It Ev RA_SERVER -The default whois server. +The secondary default whois server. If this is unset, .Nm will use diff --git a/usr.bin/whois/whois.c b/usr.bin/whois/whois.c index 3ee2c74..9fe979c 100644 --- a/usr.bin/whois/whois.c +++ b/usr.bin/whois/whois.c @@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) * level domain from the query, or fall back to NICHOST. */ if (host == NULL && country == NULL) { - if ((host = getenv("RA_SERVER")) == NULL) { + if ((host = getenv("WHOIS_SERVER")) == NULL && + (host = getenv("RA_SERVER")) == NULL) { use_qnichost = 1; host = NICHOST; if (!(flags & WHOIS_QUICK)) |