In message <90575aee-1245-9de6-86ac-417c3614d12c@fud.no>,
Tore Anderson <tore@fud.no> wrote:

>* Ronald F. Guilmette via db-wg
>> --list-versions 194.162.0.0
>> --list-versions DE-ECOTEL-950515
>>
>> I am having serious trouble understanding why this isn't working.
>>
>> If someone could explain, I'd appreciate it.
>
>a) Use an unambiguous primary/lookup key, e.g.:
>
>$ whois -h whois.ripe.net -- --list-versions 194.162.0.0/16

Ahhhhhhh!  Thank you! This is the magic I was missing.  And it makes
perfect sense, now that you say it.

>b) «netname objects» don't exist, so no, not supposed to work.

That comment makes no sense however.  Those objects -do- exist in the
data base and a normal WHOIS query finds them.  So I'm really still
not clear on why I can't apply --list-versions and --show-version to
them.


Regards,
rfg