This is an Internet
service that finds information about a domain name or IP address.
If you enter
a domain name in a WHOIS search engine, it will scour a huge database of
domains and return information about the one you entered.
WHOIS can also be used to
simply check if a certain domain name is available or if it has already been
registered.
WHOIS is an Internet utility that returns information about a domain name or IP address.
WHOIS Databases have become the master directories for domain name registrations.
When a new domain is added or changed, the information is sent to the appropriate WHOIS Database.
Domain name registrars may provide a search function on their sites that can access various or all of the WHOIS Databases.
Following are examples of Web sites that provide information from the
WHOIS Databases:
WHO-IS SITES
- www.FreeWho.com (tracks WHOIS sites)
- www.TekTips.us (tracks WHOIS sites)
