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Questions tagged [whois]

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How to whois new TLDs?

How can I look up new TLDs, such as .email, .guru, etc., using the whois command in linux? Running whois on a new TLD only gives the response: No whois server is known for this kind of object.
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What is RDDS service and how to query the RDDS service

When I search whois data for some domains for example, liquid-solutions.biz, I get the following: Registrant Email: Please query the RDDS service of the Registrar of Record identified in this output for information on how to contact the Registrant,…
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How to use command line whois for "spam infected" domains like apple.com?

In short: is there any way to get the full whois-details for domains like apple.com, using the command line on Max OS X? Running whois on the command line for, for example, apple.com is like searching for all domains that include that phrase. So,…
Arjan
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What are the methods used by GeoIP services besides WHOIS info?

I was just wondering how GeoIP services collect data about IPs geo location besides checking IP address WHOIS information. For example I stumbled upon this website, that says that IP 74.207.244.221 is being located in Fremont, California:…
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What are the limits of whois command on unix?

All WHOIS services I've used on the Web have some limit on number of queries per day or per hour. However, the limit of the whois command on UNIX doesn't seem to be specified anywhere.
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Why is whois data not available for some sites?

I am trying to check the whois details for a site uq.oz.au and not able to find any data. I have tried multiple whois engines. Could someone let me know why this is the case? Shouldn't registration information for the domain be public domain? Note I…
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Whois wildcard query

In a dicussion with an organization owning the "foo" trademark I'd like to look for all domains containing foo in their name or at least domains starting with "foo". How could I do such a whois search?
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Is there any reverse whois service?

Can I get a list of all registered domains for a specific person/company?
Jader Dias
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How to see past DNS record history

A company I am about to do business with has a domain that is less than 1 year old per WHOIS, but they are supposed to be very old. When questioned, they say that their website is very old but their domain name had expired and they had to get it…
Karthik T
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Whois database cannot find the entry?

I was looking some domains, and I got the result that a domain is already taken. I went to look on https://whois.icann.org and when I enter a domain I got this response: The requested second-level domain was not found in the Registry or …
lucidBug
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Domain name is not resolving (Can't find: No answer)

I'm having a domain yantdom.com It has valid whois information: Name Server: ns1.myownns.ru Name Server: ns2.myownns.ru And the nameserver it's stored on works fine: $nslookup yantdom.com ns1.myownns.ru Server: ns1.myownns.ru Address: …
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Whois command corrupted on mac

Whois lookup is not displaying correct information. Dig and other network commands work perfectly correct and I'm able to connect to any/everything. However, this whois lookup corruption concerns me. Any ideas? Thanks! The reason I ask is because…
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Strange whois results

Did a whois today on Facebook (because it was unreachable) and noticed strange things coming up. Any idea what this is all about? (Ignore the brush marks, hiding the stuff that was behind)
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How Would I Query ICANN Domain Lookup Information Through Windows Command CURL?

I want to query ICANN domain lookup through Windows command (cmd.exe). I found the ICANN API https://opendata.icann.org/api/v2/console but after skimming through the documentation, I did not find anything about domain look ups. I don't want to…
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Linux whois over https?

I am not using a VPN or other SSH/tunneling protocol. I would like to encrypt whois queries made via the terminal. It appears that using whoisin a linux terminal queries over an http connection as the resolver shows with the http protocol specified.…
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