%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Whois is a client-side application which queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular domain name. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &whois-size; Estimated Disk space required: &whois-buildsize; Estimated build time: &whois-time; Install Whois by running the following commands: sed -i -e "s/4.6.20/&whois-version;/" config.h && make && make prefix=/usr install sed -i -e "s/4.6.20/&whois-version;/" config.h: This version of Whois incorrectly identifies its version when using the whois --version command. This command fixes the version entity. The Whois package contains whois. whois is a client-side application which queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular domain name.