# File lib/whois/server/adapters/verisign.rb, line 23
        def request(qstring)
          response = ask_the_socket("=#{qstring}", host, DEFAULT_WHOIS_PORT)
          append_to_buffer response, host

          if endpoint = extract_referral(response)
            response = ask_the_socket(qstring, endpoint, DEFAULT_WHOIS_PORT)
            append_to_buffer response, endpoint
          end
        end