Hai!
>> whois.conf-compatible format
> What uses whois.conf? Not the whois on my FreeBSD or Mac.
>
> Or you can just use this shell script:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> WHOISHOST=${1##*.}.ws.sp.am
> exec whois -h $WHOISHOST $*
I just a slightly different one but still my fav one... jwhois
Has a whois.conf style list.
Bye,
Raymond.