It took me about an hour to compile my list -- it has all of the gtld's and most of the country codes.
I went one step further: for TLDs with web interfaces only, I built a response that returns the URL. .. and some are just not available anywhere. -- Lynn On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 02:48:20 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >�Agreed. The biggest problem is in compiling the list of >�servers and maintaining them as they do change over time. >�Also there are many "oddballs" if you want to support >�domains beyond the ICANN TLD's as many of these do have >�fully operational Whois servers but you need to know, and >�maintain, their unique mappings. > > >�On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 23:40:08 -0800 >� �"Lynn W. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>�wrote: >>It's a very nice offer -- as are the other suggestions. >> >>Trouble is, people offer free resources, and then the >>cost of providing them or the work involved in >>maintaining them gets excessive. �Then they go away. >> >>Or, they move from one domain to another, without >>warning, and they appear to go away. >> >>So, given that this is the developers' list, and if you >>make your own you control your own. >> >>The WHOIS protocol is described in RFC-954. �It's very >>simple. >> >>Telnet to port 43, send the domain name, get back a >>response. >> >>The response will be a whole bunch of text. �If you go to >>whois.crsnic.net, the only thing you are interested in is >>a line that says "Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net" -- >>this tells you the registrar's whois. >> >>Discard the rest, repeat the query using the server >>above, and you're done. >> >>If you don't see "Whois Server:" then you're probably >>done. >> >>You will need a table of top-level-domains, and the >>associated whois server. �Not all top-level domains have >>them. >> >>You can test this with your favorite telnet client. �Just >>remember to connect to the whois port. >> >>-- Lynn >> >>On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 02:22:06 -0500 (EST), Emil wrote: >>>�Hi there! >>> >>>�Please check www.webquery.biz redirect >>>�to(http://www.referrer.com/webquery/webquery2.php) for >>>whois domain names. >>>�I'm currently adding more domain extension. >>> >>>�Please send me your input or suggestion to make it >>>useful for the community. >>> >>>�Once I complete adding domain extension for query. I >>>will provide a search >>>�box for your website. Ofcourse free to use. >>> >>>�Cheers for now, >>>�Emil [at]needguide.com >>> >>>�-------------------------- >>>�www.needguide.com >>>�www.MultiForums.com - FREE hosted message board for your >>>clients. >>>�www.Topsites.info - FREE Topsites/ranking service. >>>�-------------------------- >>> >>>>�It used to be simple, now it isn't. >>>> >>>>�As a general rule, you need to query the registry whois >>>>server for each >>>>�TLD, that will give you the whois for the appropriate >>>>registrar, and you >>>>�need to query again. >>>> >>>>�-- Lynn >>>> >>>>�On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 11:49:00 -0800, >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>>>�Hello: >>>>>�� >>>>>�����Anyone know where I can find a list of WhoIS servers >>>>>who support >>>>>�all domain extension >>>>>checks.��Unfortunately��whois.opensrs.net only >>>>>�supports .com, .net. org, and .edu. �� >>>>>�-Thanks
