aar-whois.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'soap/wsdlDriver'

URL = 'http://www.webservicex.net/whois.asmx?WSDL'

if ARGV.empty?
  STDERR.puts "usage: #{$0} name ..."
  exit 2
end

ws = SOAP::WSDLDriverFactory.new(URL).create_rpc_driver
ARGV.each do |name|
  puts ws.GetWhoIS(:HostName => name).getWhoISResult
end