import java.net.*; import java.io.*; class Whois{ public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception{ int c; Socket s = new Socket("internic.net",43); InputStream in = s.getInputStream(); OutputStream out = s.getOutputStream(); String str = (args.length == 0 ? "osborne.com" : args[0]) + "\n"; byte buff[] = str.getBytes(); out.write(buff); while((c=in.read()) != -1){ System.out.print((char) c); } s.close(); } } ~ ~ ~