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

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