RE: [registrars] OpenSource Whois Server Development Project

["Donny Simonton" <donny@intercosmos.com>]

Since everybody writes all of their backends in java, why doesn't
everybody just write their whois parser in java.  :)

Donny

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org] On
> Behalf Of Patrick
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 10:22 AM
> To: Registrars List
> Subject: Re: [registrars] OpenSource Whois Server Development Project
> 
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:48:17PM +0530, Bhavin Turakhia took time to
> write:
> > > I think Gandi published their perl whois Extractor see
> > > http://open.gandi.net/
> >
> > it is an awesome effort and commend them for it - but there are
issues -
> >
> > 1. perl makes it difficult to be integrated in a registrars code (we
use
> it
> > in our first version of our api and it is a pain - socket 80
connection
> blah
> > blah)
> 
> No it does not. At least for Perl-based Registrar ;-)
> 
> > 2. the code is not too readable and modifiable ... (not perfectly
> modular)
> 
> Why not readable ?
> It is easily modifiable, and it is truely modular I think.
> (patches were already done from people outside)
> 
> If not do not hesitate to tell me why it is not !
> 
> > 3. does not separate out various contacts.
> 
> This is true... but false in my development version I will put out
> someday ;-)
> 
> Do not forget why we needed it : for transfers, and we sent an email
> to all contacts. We do not need anything else (besides owner data).
> 
> But, it is open, anyone is welcome to modify it.
> 
> > we are working out a language definition to define java properties
files
> > which will parse any registrars whois and split the data into
whatever
> > information you need gleaned.
> 
> I doubt this is really possible if to be done completely.
> Think about postal adresses and zip code for example.
> 
> Regards,
> Patrick.
>