RFC 1714 · INFORMATIONAL · 1994

Referral Whois Protocol

Overview

RFC 1714, “Referral Whois Protocol”, is an Informational document published in November 1994 by S. Williamson, M. Kosters. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2167 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo describes version 1.0 of the client/server interaction of RWhois. RWhois provides a distributed system for the display of hierarchical information. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 2167
Other RFCs from 1994

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