sudo port install whois

[Charles Darwin]

$ uname -r ;arch
8.11.0
ppc
$ sudo port install whois
--->  Fetching whois
--->  Attempting to fetch whois_4.7.23.tar.gz from http:// 
ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois/
--->  Attempting to fetch whois_4.7.23.tar.gz from http:// 
svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/whois
--->  Attempting to fetch whois_4.7.23.tar.gz from http:// 
svn.macports.org/repository/macports/distfiles/general/
--->  Attempting to fetch whois_4.7.23.tar.gz from http:// 
svn.macports.org/repository/macports/downloads/whois
Error: Target org.macports.fetch returned: fetch failed
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
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