co domain names not playing nice with linux whois

You would think this would work fine:

whois tester.co

[Querying whois.internic.net]

[whois.internic.net]

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered

with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net

for detailed information.

No match for domain "TESTER.CO".

Last update of whois database: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:18:48 UTC <<<

[blah blah]

But when I type;

dig +short cname co.whois-servers.net

whois.nic.co.

Then using that I type this;

whois -h whois.nic.co tester.co

[Querying whois.nic.co]

[whois.nic.co]

Domain Name: TESTER.CO

Domain ID: D1568321-CO

Sponsoring Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.

Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146

Registrar URL (registration services): http://www.godaddy.com

Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited

Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited

Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited

Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited

Registrant ID: CR50607358

Registrant Name: Greg Poole

Registrant Organization: Industrial Tests, Inc.

Registrant Address1: 4021 Alvis Court

Registrant Address2: Suite 1

Registrant City: Rocklin

Registrant State/Province: California

Registrant Postal Code: 95677

Registrant Country: United States

Registrant Country Code: US

Registrant Phone Number: +1.9166328378

Registrant Facsimile Number: +1.9166320300

Registrant Email: greg@indtests.com

Administrative Contact ID: CR50607363

Administrative Contact Name: Greg Poole

Administrative Contact Organization: Industrial Tests, Inc.

Administrative Contact Address1: 4021 Alvis Court

Administrative Contact Address2: Suite 1

Administrative Contact City: Rocklin

Administrative Contact State/Province: California

Administrative Contact Postal Code: 95677

Administrative Contact Country: United States

Administrative Contact Country Code: US

Administrative Contact Phone Number: +1.9166328378

Administrative Contact Facsimile Number: +1.9166320300

Administrative Contact Email: greg@indtests.com

Billing Contact ID: CR50607367

Billing Contact Name: Greg Poole

Billing Contact Organization: Industrial Tests, Inc.

Billing Contact Address1: 4021 Alvis Court

Billing Contact Address2: Suite 1

Billing Contact City: Rocklin

Billing Contact State/Province: California

Billing Contact Postal Code: 95677

Billing Contact Country: United States

Billing Contact Country Code: US

Billing Contact Phone Number: +1.9166328378

Billing Contact Facsimile Number: +1.9166320300

Billing Contact Email: greg@indtests.com

Technical Contact ID: CR50607361

Technical Contact Name: Greg Poole

Technical Contact Organization: Industrial Tests, Inc.

Technical Contact Address1: 4021 Alvis Court

Technical Contact Address2: Suite 1

Technical Contact City: Rocklin

Technical Contact State/Province: California

Technical Contact Postal Code: 95677

Technical Contact Country: United States

Technical Contact Country Code: US

Technical Contact Phone Number: +1.9166328378

Technical Contact Facsimile Number: +1.9166320300

Technical Contact Email: greg@indtests.com

Name Server: NS2.VPWEB.COM

Name Server: NS3.VPWEB.COM

Name Server: NS4.VPWEB.COM

Created by Registrar: INJECTCSR

Last Updated by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.

Domain Registration Date: Wed Jul 21 20:08:21 GMT 2010

Domain Expiration Date: Sat Jul 20 23:59:59 GMT 2013

Domain Last Updated Date: Thu May 17 04:57:41 GMT 2012

[blah blah]

How do I make it work without having to manually find the correct whois server to query??

Is there a way to convert my thin client to a thick client? Does anyone know of a way to legally circumvent any issues with rate limiting? (I already know the naughty way obviously.)

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Sadly, there is no central whois server that can provide answers for all TLDs. Traditional clients would always ask whois.internic.net (or nic.ddn.mil if you're old enough!).

Newer replacements come bundled with a lookup table that guesses which whois server to contact based on the request. One of these is called bw-whois - there are other implementations floating about that do the same thing. Look in your distro's repositories for alternative whois clients.

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