> I've done a little (so far) poking around in the relevant RFCs, and making > the actual query looks relatively straight forward. What I'm not sure about > is what server(s) to query? To date I've only every used web based services > like samspade or whois services hosted by domain registrars, so I've no idea > whether they query a central service or their own proprietry servers or...? > > Any suggestions or pointers would be much appreciated!
I'm no expert on the protocol, but the way I figure, if you mimic'd the behaviors of existing programs, your program should work just as well. Using 'whois' from a fedora core prompt: #:> whois michaelpreslar.com [Querying whois.internic.net] [Redirected to whois.godaddy.com] [Querying whois.godaddy.com] [whois.godaddy.com] So, first hit whois.internic.net .. It should either say the domain is not registered, or redirect you to the controling registrar.. -- Michael -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
