Update the README file for the modern age

README

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-Why another whois client? Because the RIPE client is a mess of hacks and
+In 1999 I wrote this Whois client from scratch because the alternatives
-#ifdefs and more complex programs lack features or are bloated.
+were obsolete or bloated.
 
 This client is intelligent and can automatically select the appropriate
 whois server for most queries.
 
+The internal database is often more accurate than IANA's published one,
+but please send me any information you have regarding domains and network
+resources which are not correctly handled by the program.
 
-Notes about the data files:
+Because of historical reasons this package also contains the mkpasswd
-- domain names MUST be lowercase and MUST begin with "." or "-".
+program, which can be used to encrypt a password with crypt(3).
-- first match wins (for both domains and netblocks)
-- elements in tld_serv_list are matched against the end of the query
 
-Please send me any information you have regarding domains and netblocks
-not correctly handled by the program.
 
-Please also try to compile after defining HAVE_GETADDRINFO and send me
+The canonical distribution point for releases of the program is
-working #defines for your flavour of UNIX.
-
-The home of the program is
 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois/ .
 
 
-Other information sources:
+Useful information sources:
-- RIPE-187 and RIPE-189 (from ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ or
+- http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/current-ripe-documents/ripe-database-documents
-  http://www.ripe.net/docs/)
+- http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/
-- http://www.uninett.no/navn/domreg.html
+- http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion
-- http://www.iana.org/root-whois/xx.htm
 - http://www.aftld.org/
 
-Marco d'Itri
+Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>
-<md@linux.it>
 

tld_serv_list

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 # http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/
-# http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion
+#
-# NIC? means I have not been able to find the registry
+# Domain names MUST be lowercase and MUST begin with "." or "-".
+# First match wins.
+# Elements in this list are matched against the end of the query.
+# "NIC?" means that I have not been able to find the registry.
 
 .br.com	whois.centralnic.net
 .cn.com	whois.centralnic.net