Finding a Needle in a Virtual Haystack: Whois++ and the
Whois++ Client Library
Jeff R. Allen
Harvey Mudd College
Abstract
Powerful Directory Services are imperative in large networks
to help keep users connected to the people and resources
available on the net. This paper surveys previous work to build
Internet Directory Services, and presents a set of requirements
for the next generation of Directory Service technology. Next,
the paper presents an overview of a new standards-track protocol
named Whois++. Finally, client software written by the author is
presented, and freely available server software is reviewed.
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