Referral loop problem.

[Kris Deugau]

Eric Roueche wrote:
> When I have the punt file set up my server starts a referral loop up the
> tree and then back down the tree.
> 
> Connecting to rwhois1.netriver.net:4321 
> Connecting to root.rwhois.net:4321 
> Connecting to rwhois.arin.net:4321 
> Connecting to rwhois1.netriver.net:4321 
> Connecting to root.rwhois.net:4321 
> Connecting to rwhois.arin.net:4321 ...etc
> 
> The only way I have stop the loop that I have found is comment out the
> entry 
> rwhois://root.rwhois.net:4321/auth-area=.
> In my punt file.
> 
> I have looked through the Archives and found some material on pre
> 1.5.9.5 code but I am running 1.5.9.5 

IIRC there was a 1.5.9.6 release put out with this and a few other 
bugfixes when I asked about this in 2006.

Try this:
http://www.rwhois.net/ftp/rwhoisd-1.5.9.6.tar.gz

or you can play with the pre10 versions from http://www.rwhois.net/ftp/.

-kgd