RE: whois broke again?

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer () mhsc com>]

> From: Patrick Greenwell [mailto:patrick () cybernothing org]
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 9:21 AM
>
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Patrick Greenwell wrote:

> > >   been a -real- Rwhois .  No one allowed the recursive part to
> > >   function .  The idea is still good , But ...  JimL
> >
> > NSI was responsible for the development of Rwhois. Enuf said.
>
> Ugh... Hit the send button too quickly.... NSI was responsible for
> *furthering* the development of Rwhois as part of their contract...

Which died due to lack of effort. Can we say "failure to perform"? Yet,
they've never been penalized for it. NSI has a "not so very good" track
record in developing software systems, or even hiring/supervising competent
contractors.