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==Background==
==Background==
The original WHOIS service [RFC812] was intended to be a centralized repository of [[ARPANET]] resources and users. Over time a lot of [[WHOIS]] resouces sprung all over the world, only providing information about particular network resources under the control of a specific organization.
The original WHOIS service [RFC812] was intended to be a centralized repository of [[ARPANET]] resources and users. Over time a lot of [[Whois]] resouces sprung all over the world, only providing information about particular network resources under the control of a specific organization.
RFC812 and its successors didn't have a strict set of data-typing or formatting requirements. This resulted in different implementations providing different kinds of information. There were also problems with privacy and security.
RFC812 and its successors didn't have a strict set of data-typing or formatting requirements. This resulted in different implementations providing different kinds of information. There were also problems with privacy and security.