Re: [bug-inetutils] premature close of socket in whois utility

[Mats Erik Andersson]

onsdag den 30 juli 2014 klockan 05:28 skrev Alfred M. Szmidt detta:
>    The client "whois" is by far the least thoroughly tested utility in
>    the collection GNU Inetutils, probably because I do not understand
>    it myself, nor do I use it regularly. All bug triaging of "whois"
>    is most welcome.
> 
> If it is that broken, how about we disable it?  

I would not call it "broken". My point is that I simply have
no idea how well it actually functions, because I am not in
possession of a manner, with which I can test "whois" using
controlled conditions.

> Though there is a point in letting it be enabled, and having people
> who care, report bugs, and maybe patches.

In this I agree.