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+Why another whois client? Because the ripe client is a mess of hacks and
+#ifdefs and more complex programs lack features or are bloated.
+
+Notes on the data files:
+- domain names MUST be lowercase and MUST begin with "." or "-".
+- first match wins (for both domains and netblocks)
+- elements in tld_serv_list are matched against the end of the query
+
+
+Delegation data has been gathered by me.
+TLD whois data has been borrowed from various sources, mostly the whois
+proxy at www.geektools.org and the awhois script by Greg Woods.
+
+Please send me any information you have regarding domains and netblocks
+not correctly handled by the program.
+
+Please also try to compile after defining HAVE_GETADDRINFO and send me
+working #defines for your flavour of UNIX.
+
+The home of the program is http://www.linux.it/~md/software/
+
+
+Other information sources:
+- RIPE-187 and RIPE-189 (from ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ or
+  http://www.ripe.net/docs/)
+- Greg Woods' awhois script (from ftp.weird.com)
+- home of the 6bone client: http://www.ip.qwest.net/~david/software/
+
+
+Marco d'Itri
+<md@linux.it>
+