# File lib/whois/server/adapters/pir.rb, line 33
        def request(string)
          response = query_the_socket("FULL #{string}", host, DEFAULT_WHOIS_PORT)
          buffer_append response, host

          if endpoint = extract_referral(response)
            response = query_the_socket(string, endpoint, DEFAULT_WHOIS_PORT)
            buffer_append response, endpoint
          end
        end