README.md

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WHOIS server

whois server

This is a partial whois server implementation for the sake of learning about low-level sockets and such with NodeJS.

WARNING: This is intended to be used solely within your own internal LAN, in companionship with DNS root zones that you own and wish to advertise.

usage

# install deps
npm install
# execute server-side inside of another terminal
npm run serve
# test the server implementation with the client
npm run client

TODO

• make our server implementation spec compliant so we can use whois client for returning results
  • whois --host localhost --port 43 lan
  • See also: /etc/whois.conf