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NAME
       echoping_whois - echoping plugin which connects to a whois server


SYNOPSIS
       echoping [echoping options] -m whois hostname [-d] request


DESCRIPTION
       whois  is  an  echoping plugin to connect to whois/nicname servers (see
       RFC 3912).


ARGUMENTS
       request
              The request to the whois server (typically a domain name)


OPTIONS
       -d, --dump
              Dumps the result of the request


SEE ALSO
       echoping(1),


AUTHOR
       Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortz@users.sourceforge.net>

                                 May 26, 2004