#!/bin/bash

# Does a 'whois domain-name' lookup on any of 3 alternate servers:
#                    ripe.net, cw.net, radb.net

# Place this script, named 'wh' in /usr/local/bin

# Requires symbolic links:
# ln -s /usr/local/bin/wh /usr/local/bin/wh-ripe
# ln -s /usr/local/bin/wh /usr/local/bin/wh-cw
# ln -s /usr/local/bin/wh /usr/local/bin/wh-radb


if [ -z "$1" ]
then
  echo "Usage: `basename $0` [domain-name]"
  exit 65
fi

case `basename $0` in
# Checks script name and calls proper server
    "wh"     ) whois $1@whois.ripe.net;;
    "wh-ripe") whois $1@whois.ripe.net;;
    "wh-radb") whois $1@whois.radb.net;;
    "wh-cw"  ) whois $1@whois.cw.net;;
    *        ) echo "Usage: `basename $0` [domain-name]";;
esac 

exit 0