RFC 1914 · HISTORIC · 1996
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
How to Interact with a Whois++ Mesh
Overview
RFC 1914, “How to Interact with a Whois++ Mesh”, is a Historic document published in February 1996 by P. Faltstrom, R. Schoultz, C. Weider. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
In the Whois++ architecture [Deutsch94],[Weider94], mesh traversal is done by the client, since each server 'refers' the client to the next appropriate server(s). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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