There are some drafts, and some NICs that have custom WHOIS solutions over custom authenticated protocols that don’t integrate with the normal WHOIS functionali

There are some drafts, and some NICs that have custom WHOIS solutions over custom authenticated protocols that don’t integrate with the normal WHOIS functionality. But the larger issue is that there is no global integrated WHOIS system – e.g. to view a WHOIS record for a .de currently you need to solve a captcha and provide a valid reason (and can’t do it automated).