From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: whois 205.251.242.103
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 18:02:53 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83leh4ee76.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87mt1kr274.fsf@gnu.org> (message from Tassilo Horn on Wed, 31 May 2023 16:42:26 +0200)
> From: Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 16:42:26 +0200
>
> Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I try to whois in the latest git version of Emacs, but still failed:
> >
> > M-x whois RET 205.251.242.103
> >
> > Process Whois connection broken by remote peer
> >
> > Any tips for this problem?
>
> I think you can use whois only for domain names, not IP addresses.
That's not true, AFAIK.
> (When I try with an IP address, it seems to block indefinitely.)
I think that's because the default server we use is no (longer) a good
default. Try customizing whois-server-name to, for example,
"whois.crsnic.net", and you will get a response for the above IP
immediately.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-05-31 15:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-05-31 13:53 whois 205.251.242.103 Hongyi Zhao
2023-05-31 14:42 ` Tassilo Horn
2023-05-31 14:51 ` Hongyi Zhao
2023-05-31 15:02 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-05-31 15:35 ` Hongyi Zhao
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