
          _           _           _          _
__      _| |__   ___ (_)___   _  | |__   ___| |_ __
\ \ /\ / / '_ \ / _ \| / __| (_) | '_ \ / _ \ | '_ \
 \ V  V /| | | | (_) | \__ \  _  | | | |  __/ | |_) |
  \_/\_/ |_| |_|\___/|_|___/ (_) |_| |_|\___|_| .__/
                                              |_|

WHOIS keywords fall into four categories: those that specify a FIELD
to be searched, those that specify the TYPE of record to be found,
those that modify the interpretation of the input or tell the type of
output to produce, and those that are commands, such as HELP, QUIT,
and so forth.

Keywords
---------

To tell WHOIS to restrict its search to ONLY a certain field in the
database, there are the following three keywords (shown with their
minimum abbreviation in all CAPS):

                                    Examples:
    HAndle or '!'                       !sb65      or    HA sb65
    NAme or leading '.'                 .borinski  or    NA borinski
    Mailbox or contains '@'             stanb@host


To find only a certain TYPE of record, use one of the following:

    DOmain          GAteway         ASn
    HOst            NEtwork
    Organization

Mailbox
-----------

You may search for mailboxes any of three ways:

    user@       Looks for mailboxes with a username part of
                "user" on any host.  This is a fast search.

    @host       Finds ALL mailboxes on host "host".  This is
                a SLOW search.

    user@host   Looks for an exact mailbox match, user and
                host parts both.  This is fastest.

Names
--------

Most records, be they for individuals, machines, or organizations will
have a name field; those that do not will display "[No name]" in their
record output.  For individuals, the name is in last-first order, with
any title coming at the end:

    Smith, John
    Smith, John Q.
    Smith, John Q., III

Other records typically have name fields like:

    Smith College
    Smith & James Co.
