The following programs are used in the creation and modification of the whois database: dbmake - Converts an input ascii file into a binary whois database. Usage: dbmake input_file (Output is placed in the file specified by WHOIS_DATA and WHOIS_INDEX in whoisd.h) The format of the input ascii file is as follows: Last name First name Middle initial Handle Network address User field 1 . . . User field N Each field is placed on a separate line and there are no blank lines between fields or records. NOTE: If a person has a name addition such as III or Jr, they should be placed as part of the last name as follows: Smith III or Smith Jr All user configurable parameters are contained in the file whoisd.h. The following parameters can be changed: Size of each field. Number of user fields. Name of user fields. Filename of whois database. Filename of whois database index. Filename of whois help file.