Hi, This might be a solution in the meantime: If the domain is in your own reseller account, there's also an API command to query the order by order number, which would show you the status. I wouldn't generally want to rely on whois output in any case. Can't remember the command off the top of my head, but it should be in the docs.
Hope that helps, /FM -- http://DomainNameNews.com/ dnsadmin wrote: > This affects our business. > > After we register a domain, we run it through our own script which does a > whois query and sends a nicely crafted confirmation email to the registrant > containing the whois details. > > Because of this lag, we can no longer do that, and it has been our practice > for the last 8 years.. > > I would really love a private/firewalled OpenSRS whois server where we can > specify an IP address that is allowed to send queries. > > This would help us get the info we need as an RSP and it would stop the > lookup lag when the OpenSRS whois servers get bombarded by domain hoarders > and domain slammers. > > We have official registrar business with OpenSRS, and they should be > accomodating their resellers with stuff that they need. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Eisner > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:28 PM > To: Jim McAtee > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [domains-gen] Whois update delay > > Hi Jim, > > This is definitely not a cost-cutting move, no. Keep in mind real- time > results are still available via RWI and API. If it impacts how you (or > anyone else on the list for that matter) operate your business, though, > would be very interested in hearing about it; please drop me a line > off-list. > > Cheers, > > adam > > > -- > Adam Eisner > Product Manager, Domains > Tucows Inc. > On Feb 26, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Jim McAtee wrote: > > >> I'm in agreement with the others. Bad move. Cost cutting measure? >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alex Bulan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:10 AM >> Subject: Re: [domains-gen] Whois update delay >> >> >> >>> Yeah... it is a step backwards. Surely there are other ways to solve >>> whatever issue prompted this change, without giving up real time >>> updates. >>> If Netsol can do it, don't tell me Tucows can't. ;) >>> >>> How about this: at least give resellers a special real-time whois >>> server, limited to connections from resellers' IPs. Our technical >>> support staff uses Whois constantly throughout the day, I suspect >>> it's the same at many other places and it's going to be a major pain >>> if you take this away now. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008, Jeremy Anthony Kinsey wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Seems like a step backwards.... ;-( >>>> _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
