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        RFC 2957

        Title:      The application/whoispp-query Content-Type
        Author(s):  L. Daigle, P. Faltstrom
        Status:     Informational
        Date:       October 2000
        Mailbox:    leslie@thinkingcat.com, paf@cisco.com
        Pages:      6
        Characters: 10262
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:    none

        I-D Tag:    draft-daigle-wppquery-02.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2957.txt


This document defines the expression of Whois++ protocol queries
within MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) media types.  The
intention of this document, in conjunction with RFC 2958 is to enable
MIME-enabled mail software, and other systems using Internet media
types, to carry out Whois++ transactions. 

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