[Bug 243862] [patch] whois(1) does not recurse to servers that include a port number

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=243862

            Bug ID: 243862
           Summary: [patch] whois(1) does not recurse to servers that
                    include a port number
           Product: Base System
           Version: CURRENT
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: ben at desync.com

Created attachment 211337
  --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=211337&action=edit
fix patch

ARIN and possibly other whois servers sometimes append a port number to the
hostname in a referral, which whois(1) does not recognize.

This can be seen with one of freebsd.org's addresses, which includes a referral
to NYI's whois servers on an alternate port:

% whois 96.47.72.84

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