Public bug reported: whois exits with code 1 for domains where whois.verisign-grs.com is queried. I would expect to receive exit code "0", but instead I got "1".
===== $ whois -H "domain google.com" --verbose; echo $? Using server whois.verisign-grs.com. Domain Name: GOOGLE.COM Registry Domain ID: 2138514_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com Updated Date: 2011-07-20T16:55:31Z Creation Date: 1997-09-15T04:00:00Z Registry Expiry Date: 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Registrar IANA ID: 292 Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abusecomplai...@markmonitor.com Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2083895740 Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited Domain Status: serverDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverDeleteProhibited Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited Domain Status: serverUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverUpdateProhibited Name Server: NS1.GOOGLE.COM Name Server: NS2.GOOGLE.COM Name Server: NS3.GOOGLE.COM Name Server: NS4.GOOGLE.COM DNSSEC: unsigned URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/ >>> Last update of whois database: 2017-07-27T12:17:19Z <<< For more information on Whois status codes, please visit https://icann.org/epp The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and Registrars. 1 ==== Using a different whois server yields the expected exit code 0. ==== $ whois -H -h whois.markmonitor.com "google.com" --verbose; echo $? Using server whois.markmonitor.com. Query string: "google.com" Domain Name: google.com Registry Domain ID: 2138514_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com Updated Date: 2015-06-12T10:38:52-0700 Creation Date: 1997-09-15T00:00:00-0700 Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2020-09-13T21:00:00-0700 Registrar: MarkMonitor, Inc. Registrar IANA ID: 292 Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abusecomplai...@markmonitor.com Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2083895740 Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited) Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited) Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited) Domain Status: serverUpdateProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#serverUpdateProhibited) Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited) Domain Status: serverDeleteProhibited (https://www.icann.org/epp#serverDeleteProhibited) Registry Registrant ID: Registrant Name: Dns Admin Registrant Organization: Google Inc. Registrant Street: Please contact contact-ad...@google.com, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Registrant City: Mountain View Registrant State/Province: CA Registrant Postal Code: 94043 Registrant Country: US Registrant Phone: +1.6502530000 Registrant Phone Ext: Registrant Fax: +1.6506188571 Registrant Fax Ext: Registrant Email: dns-ad...@google.com Registry Admin ID: Admin Name: DNS Admin Admin Organization: Google Inc. Admin Street: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Admin City: Mountain View Admin State/Province: CA Admin Postal Code: 94043 Admin Country: US Admin Phone: +1.6506234000 Admin Phone Ext: Admin Fax: +1.6506188571 Admin Fax Ext: Admin Email: dns-ad...@google.com Registry Tech ID: Tech Name: DNS Admin Tech Organization: Google Inc. Tech Street: 2400 E. Bayshore Pkwy Tech City: Mountain View Tech State/Province: CA Tech Postal Code: 94043 Tech Country: US Tech Phone: +1.6503300100 Tech Phone Ext: Tech Fax: +1.6506181499 Tech Fax Ext: Tech Email: dns-ad...@google.com Name Server: ns3.google.com Name Server: ns1.google.com Name Server: ns2.google.com Name Server: ns4.google.com DNSSEC: unsigned URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/ >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2017-07-27T05:14:01-0700 <<< 0 ==== I have tested this on Ubuntu Xenial with whois 5.1.1 and 5.2.11. Other domains I have tested: amazon.com, cnn.com, apple.com, google.net ** Affects: whois (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1706960 Title: whois returns exit code 1 for .com domains To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/whois/+bug/1706960/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
