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Re: [PATCH] whois: Fix incorrect service name lookup


From: Mats Erik Andersson
Subject: Re: [PATCH] whois: Fix incorrect service name lookup
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:53:21 +0100
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12)

Dear Shahab Vahedi,

Torsdag den 30:e january 2020, klockan 09:36, skrev Shahab Vahedi detta:
> whois consults the /etc/services provided by IANA to determine the
> port number for the "whois" service. However, the "whois" service is
> not listed in that file and when you run whois you will end up with
> the following error:
> 
> > whois 4.2.2.4
>   getaddrinfo: Servname not supported for ai_socktype
> 
> This patch makes use of "nicname" port which is the current standard
> name for "whois" service that is listed in /etc/services.

I very much doubt this information, since "nicname" is the well-known
alias for "whois". Do you care to name which system you are working with,
as well as the issue/source of your referenced services file?

The proposed patch is not acceptable as is, since "whois" defacto is the
correct service name. The patch I have intention to craft uses "nicname"
as a fallback port, nothing more.

I thank you for the report in all cases. Best regards,
  Mats E Andersson



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