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diff --git a/net/rwhois/pkg-descr b/net/rwhois/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3d3ad5de360d --- /dev/null +++ b/net/rwhois/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +What is Referral Whois (RWhois)? + +With the exponential growth of the Internet, a central Whois database that +provides host and network information of systems connected to the Internet, +and electronic mail (email) addresses of the users of those systems has +proven to be very inefficient. The sheer size and effort needed to maintain +a centralized database necessitates an alternate, decentralized approach to +storing and retrieving this information. + +RWhois is a Directory Services protocol which extends and enhances the Whois +concept in a hierarchical and scaleable fashion. It focuses on the +distribution of "network objects"--the data representing Internet resources +or people--and uses the inherently hierarchical nature of these network +objects (domain names, Internet Protocol (IP) networks, email addresses) to +more accurately discover the requested information. + +RWhois synthesizes concepts from other, established Internet protocols to +create a more useful way to find resources across the Internet. The RWhois +protocol and architecture derive a great deal of structure from the Domain +Name System (DNS) [RFC 1034] and borrow directory service concepts from +other directory service efforts, primarily [X.500]. The protocol is also +influenced by earlier established Internet protocols, such as the Simple +Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) [RFC 821] for response codes. + |