HELP – WHOIS Command

This command contacts the whois database which contains registration information about a particular Internet Domain. The company’s name, address and other contact information will be displayed.

Enter a Domain Name in the Query Box WITHOUT the www.  For example “yahoo.com” NOT “www.yahoo.com”.  Then hit enter or click the Go! button.

Your results will be displayed as following:

Using Whois Server: [whois.internic.net:43]

Registrant:
Yahoo (YAHOO-DOM)
   3400 Central Expressway, Suite 201
   Santa Clara, CA 95051

   Domain Name: YAHOO.COM

   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
. . . .

If the Internet Domain is available for registration, the following message will be displayed:

No match for "DOMAINZYX.COM".

ADVANCED OPTIONS:

The following values are adjustable by clicking the more… button:

Whois Server – To change the current whois server, simply select another server from the list provided.