


IN.SWHOISD(8)                                       IN.SWHOISD(8)


NAME
       in.swhoisd  -  Simple WHOIS Daemon for the whois directory
       service

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/sbin/in.swhoisd [-d] [time] [-g] [gid] [-h] [-i] [-n]
       [-s] [-u] [uid]

DESCRIPTION
       The  in.swhoisd  command  is  a  server which supports the
       Internet  standard  WHOIS  directory   service   protocol.
       in.swhoisd is normally invoked by the internet server (see
       inetd(8)j or xinetd(8) for requests to connect to the TEL
       NET  port as indicated by the /etc/services file (see ser
       vices(5)).  The WHOIS protocol is described in  RFC  1834.
       Basically  a WHOIS client sends a request in the form of a
       "handle"  (if  known)  or  a  search  string.   in.swhoisd
       replies  with  an answer from querying the WHOIS database.
       If file /etc/swhoisd.header is present, it is  printed  at
       the beginning of the message.  If file /etc/swhoisd.footer
       is present, it is printed at the end of the message.

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:
       -d time
       Specifies delay in seconds between requests (default is  3
       seconds)
       -g gid Set the group ID (GID) used by this daemon (default
       is nogroup or nobody)
       -h Display a usage message
       -i Run in inet mode (this is the default  if  stdin  is  a
       socket)
       -l Enable logging to /var/log/swhoisd.log (default)
       -n Disable logging
       -s Run in standalone mode
       -u  uid Set the user ID (UID) used by this daemon (default
       is nobody or nouser)

INTERNATIONALIZATION (I18N)
       Swhoisd has been  internationalized  (I18N).  That  means,
       with  the  proper  localized   (L18N)  message  text file,
       swhoisd
        can display messages in your local  language  ("localiza
       tion" or L18N).  To  use  a message text file for swhoisd,
       you should already have your (or environment variable  set
       to your language and country code  (e.g., Set it your file
       so the daemon  will  read  it.  If  you  start  in.swhoisd
       with  xinetd or inetd, check  to see that doesn't unset or
       set  it  to  another   value.   For   example,    RedHat's
       xinetd(8)  sets Comment out lines setting these variables:
       and Creating a .po Language File If   there  isn't  a  .mo
       file   for   your   language,   check   the   website   at
       http://dan.drydog.com/swhoisd/ for availability.  If  it's
       not  there,  you  need  to  translate  the messages in the
       swhoisd.mo file to your language.  See file in the swhoisd
       package for details.

SIGNALS
       Restarting swhoisd is not currently required if you modify
       /etc/swhoisd.conf as it is re-read for each  request.   If
       the  optional  log  file  swhoisd.log needs to be rotated,
       simply send a SIGHUP (signal #1) to process in.swhoisd  to
       reopen the new log file.

FILES
       /etc/services
       /etc/swhoisd.conf
       /etc/inetd.conf (if using inetd)
       /etc/xinetd.conf or /etc/xinetd.d/whois (if using xinetd)
       /etc/swhoisd.header
       /etc/swhoisd.footer

SEE ALSO
       fwhois(1), whois(1), inetd(8), xinetd(8)

STANDARDS
       RFC-1834    Whois and Network Information Lookup Service

BUGS
       None known.



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