- RFC 2812, 3.6.1 "Who query"
- WHOIS
- WHOIS [<server>] <nicknames>
+ WHOIS [<target>] <mask>[,<mask>[,...]]
.
- Returns information about the comma-separated list of <nicknames>.
+ Query information about users matching the <mask> parameter(s) as seen
+ by the server <target>; up to 3 <masks> are supported.
.
- If <server> is given, the command is forwarded to it for processing.
+ <target> can be a server name, the nickname of a client connected to a
+ specific server, or a mask matching a server name in the network. The
+ server of the current connecion is used when <target> is omitted.
+
+ References:
+ - RFC 2812, 3.6.2 "Whois query"
- WHOWAS
WHOWAS <nickname> [<count> [<server>]]