Maintainer of WHOIS command

[fbsd_user]

Who is the FreeBSD Maintainer of WHOIS command?

The FreeBSD 4.9 version of whois command seems to automatically
drill down from the ARIN database through the RIPE database to find
the ISP owner of the entered IP address just fine. But does not do
the same thing with the LACNIC or APNIC databases.  Some posts I
found in news groups seem to indicate that the FreeBSD version of
the whois command is out of date, and missing some new auto
navigation logic that handles the other database inquires.

Does anybody know if there is some official organization that
maintains the unix whois command? Can I get an copy of the newer
whois command to use on my Freebsd 4.9 system?