Package: whois
Version: 4.6.26
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-tla-assignments shows that
IANA has started allocating IPv6 prefixes from 2003::/16. The
first allocation, 2003:0000::/18, was to RIPE.
RIPE has already made a further allocation to Deutsche Telecom AG,
2003:0000::/19 for which the information can be seen here
http://www.ripe.net/whois?alt_database=RIPE&recursive=ON&searchtext=2003::/19
The following simple patch teaches whois about the new prefix. I took
the simple approach since it remains to be seen how the rest of 2003::/16
will be assigned. The patch is also attached to this report.
--- whois-4.6.26.orig/whois.c 2004-12-28 11:42:10.000000000 +0200
+++ whois-4.6.26.patched/whois.c 2005-01-23 14:26:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@
v6net = strtol(s + 5, NULL, 16); /* second u16 */
v6net = (v6net & 0xFE00) >> 8; /* first 7 bits */
ip6_assign = ip6_assign_misc;
+ } else if (v6prefix == 0x2003) {
+ v6net = strtol(s + 5, NULL, 16); /* second u16 */
+ if ((v6net & 0xC000) == 0x0000) { /* first 2 bits */
+ return "whois.ripe.net";
+ } else
+ return "\x06";
} else if (v6prefix >= 0x2400 && v6prefix <= 0x3A00) {
v6net = (v6prefix & 0xFC00) >> 8; /* first 6 bits */
ip6_assign = ip6_assign_rirs;
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-skas3-v7
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages whois depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libidn11 0.5.2-3 GNU libidn library, implementation
-- no debconf information
--- whois-4.6.26.orig/whois.c 2004-12-28 11:42:10.000000000 +0200
+++ whois-4.6.26.patched/whois.c 2005-01-23 14:26:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@
v6net = strtol(s + 5, NULL, 16); /* second u16 */
v6net = (v6net & 0xFE00) >> 8; /* first 7 bits */
ip6_assign = ip6_assign_misc;
+ } else if (v6prefix == 0x2003) {
+ v6net = strtol(s + 5, NULL, 16); /* second u16 */
+ if ((v6net & 0xC000) == 0x0000) { /* first 2 bits */
+ return "whois.ripe.net";
+ } else
+ return "\x06";
} else if (v6prefix >= 0x2400 && v6prefix <= 0x3A00) {
v6net = (v6prefix & 0xFC00) >> 8; /* first 6 bits */
ip6_assign = ip6_assign_rirs;
