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+# provide a whois command with a more accurate and up to date list of whois
+# servers using CNAMES via whois.geek.nz
+
+function iwhois() {
+    resolver="whois.geek.nz"
+    tld=`echo ${@: -1} | awk -F "." '{print $NF}'`
+    whois -h ${tld}.${resolver} "$@" ;
+}