3- if you specify server-to-search/other than some options are not used, namely -s (source) and -r (do not recurse)
This is wanted, because 'non-RIPE' servers won't understand such options. Until now i've found RIPE and APNIC running this kind of code, others can be easily added.
It is not an easy task to keep track of the options understood by each of the possible queriable servers. Most of the whois servers of the Internet Registries are at least aware of those options. Ultimately this is something to be left to the user to decide, I think. Anyway our server runs the RIPE code and understands those options. Also radb.ra.net understands the options. Thanks a lot. ---------- ---------- Antonio_Blasco Bonito E-Mail: bonito@nis.garr.it GARR - Network Information Service c=it;a=garr;p=garr;o=nis;s=bonito c/o CNUCE - Istituto del CNR Tel: +39 (50) 593246 Via S. Maria, 36 Telex: 500371 CNUCE I 56126 PISA Italy Fax: +39 (50) 904052 ---------- ----------