On 09/19/2012 01:41 PM, Jim Reid wrote: > On 19 Sep 2012, at 11:37, Milo wrote: > >>> Why do you think whois can tell you what the DNS is doing? > >> whois can tell if domain exists. > > No it can't. If you want to know what domains are actually in the DNS or > what data are there, consult the DNS - not whois.
This is incorrect. If domain doesn't exist there should be no DNS zone for this domain and none of WAN-accessible DNS server should authoritatively host such zone. You are mixing domain existence with its technical manifestation (which DNS system provides). Second one is dependent on first one and this is strong dependence. > There will be no whois entry anywhere for www.pimda.eu even though this > domain name exists. you shouldn't ask registrar database via whois tool (or whatever else client) about domain's record/subdomain. But you can ask about domain itself - if it doesn't exist and has no entry on proper cctld's registry (EURid in this case) authoritative DNS servers then you can surely say that subdomains of this domain are not. -- Regards, Milo
