From 7d631cfb6de7c12bd248e5eaf9601d668c8806d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Blacka
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.
+ 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.This version supports a sort of extended query syntax: IP or CIDR queries ending in "**" will result in a "subnet" search, where all @@ -29,8 +30,12 @@ queried network. (A plain network query will return the closest enclosing network, including matching networks).
-This server doesn't implement every possible feature of an RWhois - server. It generally just supports querying.
+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.
This software is licensed under the GPLv2.
@@ -96,4 +101,4 @@ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= href="http://lists.verisignlabs.com/mailman/listinfo/rwhois">rwhois@rwhois.net mailing list.