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Network Working Group                               K. Harrenstien (SRI)Request for Comments: 954                                 M. Stahl (SRI)Obsoletes:  RFC812                                     E. Feinler (SRI)                                                            October 1985NICNAME/WHOISSTATUS OF THIS MEMO   This RFC is the official specification of the NICNAME/WHOIS protocol.   This memo describes the protocol and the service.  This is an update   ofRFC 812.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.INTRODUCTION   The NICNAME/WHOIS Server is a TCP transaction based query/response   server, running on the SRI-NIC machine (26.0.0.73 or 10.0.0.51), that   provides netwide directory service to internet users.  It is one of a   series of internet name services maintained by the DDN Network   Information Center (NIC) at SRI International on behalf of the   Defense Communications Agency (DCA).  The server is accessible across   the Internet from user programs running on local hosts, and it   delivers the full name, U.S. mailing address, telephone number, and   network mailbox for DDN users who are registered in the NIC database.   This server, together with the corresponding WHOIS Database can also   deliver online look-up of individuals or their online mailboxes,   network organizations, DDN nodes and associated hosts, and TAC   telephone numbers.  The service is designed to be user-friendly and   the information is delivered in human-readable format.  DCA strongly   encourages network hosts to provide their users with access to this   network service.WHO SHOULD BE IN THE DATABASE   DCA requests that each individual with a directory on an ARPANET or   MILNET host, who is capable of passing traffic across the DoD   Internet, be registered in the NIC WHOIS Database.  MILNET TAC users   must be registered in the database.  To register, send via electronic   mail to REGISTRAR@SRI-NIC.ARPA your full name, middle initial, U.S.   mailing address (including mail stop and full explanation of   abbreviations and acronyms), ZIP code, telephone (including Autovon   and FTS, if available), and one network mailbox.  Contact the DDN   Network Information Center, REGISTRAR@SRI-NIC.ARPA or (800) 235-3155,   for assistance with registration.Harrenstien & Stahl & Feinler                                   [Page 1]

RFC 954                                                     October 1985NICNAME/WHOISPROTOCOL   To access the NICNAME/WHOIS server:      Connect to the SRI-NIC service host at TCP service port 43      (decimal).      Send a single "command line", ending with <CRLF> (ASCII CR and      LF).      Receive information in response to the command line.  The server      closes its connection as soon as the output is finished.EXISTING USER PROGRAMS   NICNAME is the global name for the user program, although many sites   have chosen to use the more familiar name of "WHOIS".  There are   versions of the NICNAME user program for TENEX, TOPS-20, and UNIX.   The TENEX and TOPS-20 programs are written in assembly language   (FAIL/MACRO), and the UNIX version is written in C. They are easy to   invoke, taking one argument which is passed directly to the NICNAME   server at SRI-NIC.  Contact NIC@SRI-NIC.ARPA for copies of the   program.COMMAND LINES AND REPLIES   A command line is normally a single name specification.  Note that   the specification formats will evolve with time; the best way to   obtain the most recent documentation on name specifications is to   give the server a command line consisting of "?<CRLF>" (that is, a   question-mark alone as the name specification).  The response from   the NICNAME server will list all possible formats that can be used.   The responses are not currently intended to be machine-readable; the   information is meant to be passed back directly to a human user.  The   following three examples illustrate the use of NICNAME as of October   1985.   ---------------------------------------------------------------------      Command line: ?      Response:      Please enter a name or a NIC handle, such as "Smith" or "SRI-NIC".      Starting with a period forces a name-only search; starting with      exclamation point forces handle-only.  Examples:Harrenstien & Stahl & Feinler                                   [Page 2]

RFC 954                                                     October 1985NICNAME/WHOIS         Smith     [looks for name or handle SMITH]         !SRI-NIC  [looks for handle SRI-NIC only]         .Smith, John                   [looks for name JOHN SMITH only]      Adding "..." to the argument will match anything from that point,      e.g. "ZU..." will match ZUL, ZUM, etc.      To search for mailboxes, use one of these forms:         Smith@    [looks for mailboxes with username SMITH]         @Host     [looks for mailboxes on HOST]         Smith@Host                   [Looks for mailboxes with username SMITH on HOST]      To obtain the entire membership list of a group or organization,      or a list of all authorized users of a host, precede the name of      the host or organization by an asterisk, i.e. *SRI-NIC. [CAUTION:      If there are a lot of members, this will take a long time!]  You      may use exclamation point and asterisk, or a period and asterisk      together.   ---------------------------------------------------------------------   Command line: fischer   Response:   Fischer, Charles (CF17)     fischer@UWISC        (608) 262-1204   Fischer, Herman (HF)        HFischer@USC-ECLB    (818) 902-5139   Fischer, Jeffery H. (JHF1)  FISCHER@LL-XN        (617) 863-5500                                                    ext 4403 or 4689   Fischer, Kenneth (KF8)      SAC.SIUBO@USC-ISIE   (402) 294-5161                                                    (AV)  271-5161   Fischer, Marty (MF28)       MFISCHER@DCA-EMS     (703) 437-2344   Fischer, Michael J. (MJF)   FISCHER@YALE         (203) 436-0744   Fischer, Nancy C. (NANCY)   FISCHER@SRI-NIC      (415) 859-2539   Fischer, Richard A. (RAF4)  Fisher Richa@LLL-MFE (415) 422-5032   To single out any individual entry, repeat the command using the   argument "!HANDLE" instead of "NAME", where the handle is in   parentheses following the name.   ---------------------------------------------------------------------      Command line: !nancy      Response:Harrenstien & Stahl & Feinler                                   [Page 3]

RFC 954                                                     October 1985NICNAME/WHOIS         Fischer, Nancy C. (NANCY)    FISCHER@SRI-NIC SRI International         Telecommunication Sciences Center         333 Ravenswood Avenue, EJ289         Menlo Park, California 94025         Phone: (415) 859-2539         MILNET TAC user   ---------------------------------------------------------------------BIBLIOGRAPHY   1. Harrenstien, K., and White, V., "NICNAME/WHOIS,"RFC-812, Network      Information Center, SRI International, March 1982.   2. Harrenstien, K., "NAME/FINGER,"RFC-742, Network Information      Center, SRI International, December 1977.Harrenstien & Stahl & Feinler                                   [Page 4]