href="http://www.python.org">python</a>.</p>
<p>It uses in-memory data structures, and it intuits the schema
- based on the data it sees. The server takes as input a schema file
- which just describes which attributes should be indexed (and how),
- and data files which are similar to the C rwhoisd's data files.</p>
+ based on the data it sees. The server takes as input
+ a <a href="current/sample_data/example_schema">schema file</a> which
+ just describes which attributes should be indexed (and how), and
+ data files which are similar to the C rwhoisd's data files.</p>
<p>This version supports a sort of extended query syntax: IP or CIDR
queries ending in "**" will result in a "subnet" search, where all
queried network. (A plain network query will return the closest
enclosing network, including matching networks).</p>
- <p>This server doesn't implement every possible feature of an RWhois
- server. It generally just supports querying.</p>
+ <p>Because this is a simple RWhois server, it doesn't implement
+ every possible feature. In particular, it doesn't handle
+ "-register" directives (which make it possible to add/modify data
+ via the RWhois protocol itself). Right now, the only way to update
+ the data served by a python-rwhoisd server is to edit the data files
+ and restart.</p>
<p>This software is licensed under the GPLv2.</p>
href="http://lists.verisignlabs.com/mailman/listinfo/rwhois">rwhois@rwhois.net</a>
mailing list.</p>
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