From 48795818b2b93ec591e28497f18de6f5f622713f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Devon Kirk <hyder365@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:57:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] openconn: cancel alarm after successful connection

openconn() arms a 60-second alarm before DNS resolution and TCP connect,
but never clears it after the connection succeeds. The timer persists
through the entire response-reading loop in query_server(), causing
premature timeout on slow connections or large whois responses.

Call alarm(0) before returning from openconn() so the alarm only covers
connection establishment.
---
 whois.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/whois.c b/whois.c
index 60063d7..412f111 100644
--- a/whois.c
+++ b/whois.c
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ int openconn(const char *server, const char *port)
 	err_sys("connect");
 #endif
 
+    alarm(0);
     return fd;
 }