[RFCI-Discuss] whois.gandi.net rejects hosts without reverse dns

[Simon Arlott]

Are whois servers required to respond to all hosts, even those without reverse dns?

$ whois -h whois.verisign-grs.com gandi.net
	Domain Name: GANDI.NET
	Registrar: GANDI
	Whois Server: whois.gandi.net
	Referral URL: http://www.gandi.net
	Name Server: DNS0.GANDI.NET
	Name Server: DNS1.GANDI.NET
	Name Server: DNS2.GANDI.NET
	Name Server: DNS3.GANDI.NET
	Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
	Updated Date: 25-oct-2005
	Creation Date: 21-may-1999
	Expiration Date: 21-may-2012

$ whois -h whois.gandi.net gandi.net
	% GANDI Registrar whois database for .COM, .NET, .ORG., .INFO, .BIZ, .NAME
	%
	% Access and use restricted pursuant to French law on personal data.
	% Copy of whole or part of the data without permission from GANDI
	% is strictly forbidden.
	% The sole owner of a domain is the entity described in the relevant
	% 'domain:' record.
	% Domain ownership disputes should be settled using ICANN's Uniform Dispute
	% Resolution Policy: http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm
	%
	% Acces et utilisation soumis a la legislation francaise sur
	% les donnees personnelles.
	% Copie de tout ou partie de la base interdite sans autorisation de GANDI.
	% Le possesseur d'un domaine est l'entite decrite dans
	% l'enregistrement 'domain:' correspondant.
	% Un desaccord sur la possession d'un nom de domaine peut etre resolu
	% en suivant la Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy de l'ICANN:
	% http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm
	%
	% Date: 2006/01/30 16:49:38
	
	
	unknown host rejected 80.193.211.68

Does this mean any domains registered with GANDI in a tld that requires a referral for full contact 
information can be listed?

-- 
Simon Arlott
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