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- WHOIS Test Data
- by Rick Moen, rick@linuxmafia.com
- revision 2007-08-13 v2
-
- This is a file of notes and test data for public WHOIS databases concerning
- all extant, IANA-recognised top-level domains (TLDs). Primary source for
- currently valid domains and their TCP port 43 WHOIS servers is thus IANA:
- http://www.iana.org/root-whois/ Country-Code TLDS (ccTLDs)
- http://www.iana.org/gtld/gtld.htm Generic TLDs (gTLDs)
-
- IANA's information about TLDs' WHOIS servers is often fallible and incomplete.
- E.g., a/o 2007-08-08, IANA incorrectly shows "none listed" for .dm's WHOIS
- server, and incorrectly shows .ae as having only Web-based service. I've
- attempted to augment and correct IANA's data, from my own testing.
- Also, one should note that "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.[TLD]" URLs
- at Wikipedia often have better and more-current information than IANA
- does. See also:
-
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Country_code_top-level_domains
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Generic_top-level_domains
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_top-level_domain
-
- All port-43 whois servers listed have been verified to exist, be reachable,
- and give at least somewhat useful return data. The "Test Case" column
- gives FQDNs known to currently exist, within the domains shown (i.e.,
- useful for testing scripts that use the whois or jwhois client utilities).
-
- Starred (*) domains are those on which Ben Okopnik's domain-check script
- is known to be useful for checking expiration dates.
-
-
-
- TLD WHOIS server Test Case Remarks
- --- ------------ -------- ------
- ac whois.nic.ac nic.ac No expiration dates. Vestigial.
- ad [none] nic.ad
- ae whois.nic.ae nic.ae No expiration dates. WHOIS host is aka whois.uaenic.ae.
- af [none] nic.af Registration info, but no whois: http://www.nic.af/. No WHOIS server at whois.nic.af, as claimed.
- ag* whois.nic.ag nic.ag
- ai whois.offshore.ai nic.ai No expiration dates.
- al [none] inima.al Not at WHOIS whois.ripe.net, as claimed.
- am whois.amnic.net nic.am No expiration dates.
- an [none] una.an
- ao [Web-only] dns.ao http://www.dns.ao/
- aq [none] com.aq http://www.com.aq/ exists.
- ar [Web-only] www.nic.ar Not at WHOIS www.nic.ar, as claimed (returns Apache error)
- as whois.nic.as nic.as No expiration dates.
- at whois.nic.at nic.at No expiration dates.
-
- asn.au whois.ausregistry.net.au
- com.au whois.ausregistry.net.au
- id.au whois.ausregistry.net.au
- net.au whois.ausregistry.net.au
- org.au whois.ausregistry.net.au
- au whois.aunic.net auda.org.au No expiration dates. WHOIS server handles the rest of .au.
-
- aw [none] setarnet.aw
- ax [none] www.regeringen.ax
- az [none] domain.az Not at WHOIS whois.ripe.net, as claimed.
- ba [Web-only] nic.ba http://www.nic.ba/. Not at WHOIS whois.ripe.net, as claimed.
- bb [Web-only] domains.org.bb http://domains.org.bb/
- bd [Web-only] bttb.net.bd http://www.bttb.net.bd/bd_search.php
- be whois.dns.be nic.be No expiration dates.
- bf [none] onatel.bf
- bg whois.register.bg www.bg No expiration dates.
- bh [Web-only] batelco.com.bh http://www.inet.com.bh
- bi [Web-only] nic.bi http://www.nic.bi/Nic_search.asp . Not at WHOIS www.nic.bi, as claimed.
- bj whois.nic.bj intnet.bj No expiration dates.
- bm [Web-only] bercol.bm http://207.228.133.14/cgi-bin/lansaweb?procfun+BMWHO+BMWHO2+WHO . Not at WHOIS rwhois.ibl.bm w/port 4321, as claimed.
- bn [none] brunet.bn
- bo [none] nic.bo
- br whois.registro.br nic.br No expiration dates. Same WHOIS data appears to be offered by whois.nic.br.
- bs [Web-only] www.bs
- bt [Web-only] nic.bt
- bv [none] [none] Domain not in use. Not at WHOIS whois.ripe.net, as claimed. (Bouvet Island)
- bw [none] btc.bw
- by [Web-only] cctld.by http://cctld.by/ . Not at WHOIS www.ripe.net, as claimed.
- bz [Web-only] belizenic.bz http://www.belizenic.bz . Not at WHOIS whois.belizenic.bz, as claimed.
- ca* whois.cira.ca nic.ca
- cc* whois.nic.cc enom.cc Registration info, but no whois: http://whois.www.tv/
- cd* whois.nic.cd nic.cd
- cf whois.socatel.cf socatel.cf No expiration dates.
- cg [Web-only] nic.cg http://www.nic.cg/cgi-bin/whois.pl. . Not at WHOIS www.nic.cg, as claimed.
- ch whois.nic.ch nic.ch No expiration dates.
- ci* whois.nic.ci nic.ci WHOIS host is aka www.nic.ci
- ck [none] telecom.co.ck Not at WHOIS whois.nic.ck, as claimed.
- cl whois.nic.cl nic.cl No expiration dates.
- cm whois.ripe.net intelcam.cm No expiration dates.
-
- edu.cn whois.edu.cn
- cn* whois.cnnic.net.cn news.cn WHOIS host for the rest of .cn.
-
- co [Web-only] nic.co https://www.nic.co/dominio/
- cr [Web-only] nic.cr http://www.nic.cr/
- cu [Web-only] nic.cu http://www.nic.cu/
- cv [none] isecmar.cv
- cx* whois.nic.cx nic.cx
- cy [Web-only] nic.cy http://www.nic.cy/ . Not at WHOIS whois.ripe.net, as claimed.
- cz* whois.nic.cz nic.cz
- de whois.denic.de denic.de No expiration dates. www.denic.de
- dj [none] intenet.dj
- dk* whois.dk-hostmaster.dk nic.dk
- dm [Web-only] nic.dm
- do [Web-only] nic.do http://www.nic.do/whois-hin.php3
- dz [Web-only] nic.dz http://www.nic.dz/ . Not at WHOIS whois.nic.do, as claimed.
- ec [Web-only] nic.ec http://www.nic.ec/ . Not at WHOIS whois.nic.ec, as claimed.
- ee whois.eenet.ee eenet.ee No expiration dates.
- eg [none] frcu.eun.eg Not at WHOIS whois.ripe.net, as claimed.
- eh [none] [none] Domain not in use. (Western Sahara)
- er [none] tse.com.er
- es [Web-only] nic.es https://www.nic.es/consultas/whois.html
- et [none] telecom.net.et
- eu whois.eu nic.eu No expiration dates.
- fi* whois.ficora.fi ficora.fi
- fj whois.domains.fj domains.fj Info at port-43 WHOIS server is useless. http://domains.fj/ has real data.
- fm [Web-only] last.fm http://www.dot.fm/
- fo whois.ripe.net nic.fo No expiration dates.
- fr whois.nic.fr nic.fr No expiration dates.
- ga [none] inet.ga
- gb [none] [none] Being phased out.
- gd whois.adamsnames.com grenada.gd No expiration dates.
- ge [none] [none]
- gf [none] [none]
- gg whois.channelisles.net nic.gg No expiration dates.
- gh [Web-only] www.ghana.com.gh http://www.ghana.com.gh/
- gi* whois2.afilias-grs.net nic.gi
- gl [Web-only] nic.gl http://search.greennet.gl/cgi-bin/dnscheck/dnscheck.pl
- gm [Web-only] nic.gm http://www.nic.gm/htmlpages%5Cwhois.htm
- gn [none] [none]
- gp whois.nic.gp nic.gp No expiration dates.
- gq [none] [none]
- gr [Web-only] www.gr https://grweb.ics.forth.gr/whois_el.jsp
- gs* whois.nic.gs nic.gs
- gt [Web-only] www.gt http://www.gt/whois.htm
- gu [none] [none]
- gw [none] [none] Registration info, but no whois: http://www.nic.gw
- gy* whois.registry.gy registry.gy
- hk* whois.hkirc.hk news.hk WHOIS is aka whois.hkdnr.net.hk
- hm* whois.registry.hm news.hm
- hn* whois2.afilias-grs.net nic.hn
- hr [none] dns.hr
- ht [Web-only] nic.ht http://www.nic.ht/utilisateurs/
- hu www.nic.hu nic.hu
- id [Web-only] register.net.id https://register.net.id/
- ie* whois.domainregistry.ie nic.ie
- il* whois.isoc.org.il isoc.org.il
- im whois.nic.im nic.im No expiration data. Vestigial.
- in* whois.inregistry.net nic.in
- io whois.nic.io nic.io No expiration data. Vestigial.
- iq [none] dns-server.iq
- ir whois.nic.ir nic.ir No expiration data.
- is* whois.isnic.is nic.is
- it* whois.nic.it nic.it
- je whois.channelisles.net nic.gg No expiration dates.
- jm [none] ns.jm
- jo [Web-only] nic.gov.jo http://www.dns.jo/Whois.aspx
- jp* whois.jprs.jp nic.jp
- ke* whois.kenic.or.ke kenic.or.ke
- kg [Web-only] domain.kg http://www.domain.kg/whois.html
- kh [none] dns.net.kh
- ki* whois.nic.ki nic.ki
- km [Web-only] domaine.km http://www.domaine.km/accueil.php
- kn [none] [none]
- kp kcce.kp kcce.kp
- kr* whois.nic.or.kr news.or.kr WHOIS is aka whois.krnic.net
- kw [Web-only] www.kw http://www.kw/
- ky [Web-only] nic.ky http://www.icta.ky/da_ky.php
- kz whois.nic.kz nic.kz No expiration data.
- la* whois.nic.la nic.la
- lb [Web-only] aub.edu.lb http://www.aub.edu.lb/lbdr/
- lc [Web-only] nic.lc http://www.nic.lc/whois.htm
- li whois.nic.li nic.li No expiration data.
- lk [Web-only] nic.lk http://www.nic.lk/
- lr [none] [none]
- ls [none] denver.co.ls
- lt whois.domreg.lt domreg.lt No expiration data.
- lu whois.dns.lu dns.lu No expiration data.
- lv whois.nic.lv nic.lv No expiration data.
- ly* whois.nic.ly nic.ly
- ma whois.iam.net.ma nic.ma No expiration data.
- mc [Web-only] nic.mc http://www.netspace.mc/zonecheck/ZoneCheck-us.html
- md [Web-only] register.md http://www.register.md/
- me [Web-only] nic.me http://www.nic.me/ Not at whois.nic.me, as claimed.
- mg [none] [none] Registration info, but no whois: http://www.nic.mg/
- mh [Web-only] nic.net.mh http://www.nic.net.mh/
- mk [none] mpt.com.mk Registration info, but no whois: http://www.mpt.com.mk/
- ml [none] sotelma.ml Registration info, but no whois: http://www.sotelma.ml/
- mm [none] [none]
- mn [Web-only] nic.mn http://www.nic.mn/
- mo [Web-only] monic.net.mo http://www.monic.net.mo/page.php?m=2&n=1
- mp [none] nic.mp
- mq [none] [none]
- mr [none] nic.mr Registration info, but no whois: http://www.nic.mr/
- ms whois.adamsnames.tc nic.ms No expiration data.
- mt [Web-only] nic.org.mt http://www.nic.org.mt
- mu* 203.119.12.22 nic.mu
- mv [none] dhiraagu.com.mv Registration info, but no whois: http://www.dhivehinet.net.mv/
- mw [Web-only] registrar.mw http://www.registrar.mw/
- mx whois.nic.mx nic.mx
- my* whois.mynic.net.my mynic.net.my
- mz [none] [none] Registration application: http://www.gobin.info/domainname/mz-template.doc
- na whois.na-nic.com.na na-nic.com.na No expiration data.
- nc [Web-only] domaine.nc http://www.domaine.nc/en/whois.html
- ne [none] intnet.ne Registration info, but no whois: http://www.intnet.ne/internet.html
- nf [Web-only] secure.nf https://secure.nf/
- ng whois.register.net.ng register.net.ng No expiration data.
- ni [none] [none]
- nl whois.domain-registry.nl domain-registry.nl No expiration data.
- no whois.norid.no norid.no No expiration data.
- np [Web-only] mos.com.np http://www.register.com.np/
- nr [Web-only] cenpac.net.nr http://www.cenpac.net.nr/dns/
- nu* whois.nic.nu tv.nu
- nz* whois.srs.net.nz dnc.org.nz
- om [none] omantel.net.om
- pa [Web-only] nic.pa http://www.nic.pa/
- pe [Web-only] nic.pe http://www.nic.pe/formulario-web.htm
- pf [none] mana.pf
- pg [none] tiare.net.pg
- ph [Web-only] domains.ph http://www.domains.ph/
- pk [Web-only] pknic.net.pk http://www.pknic.net.pk/
- pl [Web-only] dns.pl http://www.dns.pl/cgi-bin/en_whois.pl
- pm whois.nic.pm nic.pm No expiration data. Registrations currently suspended.
- pn [Web-only] government.pn http://www.government.pn/PnRegistry/PnRegistry.htm
- pr [Web-only] nic.pr http://www.nic.pr/index.asp?f=1
- ps [Web-only] nic.ps http://www.nic.ps/
- pt* whois.dns.pt lisboa.pt
- pw [Web-only] www.pw http://www.pw/
- py [Web-only] nic.py http://www.nic.py/
- qa [none] qtel.com.qa
- re whois.nic.re nic.re No expiration data.
- ro whois.rotld.ro rotld.ro No expiration data.
- rs [Web-only] nic.rs http://www.nic.rs/en/whois
- ru* whois.ripn.net nic.ru
- rw [Web-only] nic.rw http://www.nic.rw/cgi-bin/whois.pl
- sa whois.nic.net.sa nic.net.sa No expiration data.
- sb whois.nic.net.sb nic.net.sb No expiration data.
- sc* whois2.afilias-grs.net nic.sc
- sd [Web-only] sdnic.sd http://www.sdnic.sd/
- se* whois.iis.se nic.se
- sg* whois.nic.net.sg nic.sg
- sh [Web-only] nic.sh http://www.nic.sh/new.html. WHOIS server at whois.nic.sh exists, but is non-helpful.
- si whois.arnes.si arnes.si No expiration data.
- sj [none] [none] Domain not in use. (Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
- sk* whois.sk-nic.sk nic.sk
- sl [none] sierra.sl
- sm [none] nic.sm Registration info, but no whois: http://www.nic.sm/
- sn [none] nic.sn
- so [none] wcd.so Domain effectively disabled at TLD nameservers.
- sr [none] telesur.sr Registration info, but no whois: http://www.register.sr/
- st whois.nic.st nic.st No expiration data.
- su* whois.ripn.net nic.su Being phased out (or not; changeable)
- sv [none] svnet.org.sv Registration info, but no whois: http://www.svnet.org.sv/
- sy [none] ste.gov.sy
- sz [none] sispa.org.sz
- tc whois.adamsnames.tc adamsnames.tc No expiration data.
- td [none] sotel.td
- tf whois.nic.tf nic.tf No expiration data.
- tg [Web-only] nic.tg http://www.nic.tg/
- th [Web-only] thnic.co.th http://www.thnic.net/index.php?page=whois
- tj [Web-only] nic.tj http://www.nic.tj/
- tk* whois.dot.tk dot.tk
- tl* whois.nic.tl nic.tl
- tm [Web-only] nic.tm http://www.nic.tm/whois.html. WHOIS service at whois.nic.tm exists, but is non-helpful.
- tn [Web-only] ati.tn http://whois.ati.tn/
- to [Web-only] tonic.to http://www.tonic.to/
- tp [none] [none] Probably deactivated: See .tl.
- tr* whois.nic.tr metu.edu.tr WHOIS is aka whois.metu.edu.tr
- tt [Web-only] nic.tt http://www.nic.tt/cgi-bin/search.pl
- tv* whois.nic.tv nic.tv Not at WHOIS whois.www.tv, as claimed.
- tw* whois.twnic.net.tw twnic.net.tw
- tz [none] [none] Registration info, but no whois: http://www.psg.com/dns/tz/
- ua whois.net.ua net.ua No expiration data.
- ug whois.co.ug registry.co.ug No expiration data.
- uk* whois.nic.uk harrods.co.uk WHOIS server for all subdomains except gov.uk and ac.uk.
- uk* whois.ja.net ox.ac.uk WHOIS server for gov.uk and ac.uk subdomains only.
- um [none] nic.um Registration info (none accepted at this time), but no whois: http://www.nic.um/
- us* whois.nic.us nic.us
- uy [Web-only] nic.org.uy http://www.nic.org.uy/
- uz* whois.cctld.uz baho.uz
- va [none] vatican.va
- vc* whois2.afilias-grs.net nic.vc
- ve whois.nic.ve nic.ve No expiration data.
- vg whois.adamsnames.tc play.vg No expiration data.
- vi [Web-only] nic.vi http://www.nic.vi/whoisform.htm
- vn [Web-only] tenmien.vn http://www.tenmien.vn/
- vu [Web-only] vunic.vu http://www.vunic.vu/whois.html
- wf whois.nic.wf nic.wf No expiration data.
- ws whois.website.ws samoanic.ws No expiration data.
- ye [none] net.ye Regstration info, but no whois: http://www.y.net.ye/services/domain_name.htm
- yt [none] [none] Not open for registration.
- yu [Web-only] nic.yu http://www.nic.yu/index-e.html
- za [Web-only] zadna.org/za http://www.zadna.org.za/slds.html
- zm [none] zamnet.zm
- zw [none] uz.ac.zw
-
- aero* whois.aero nic.aero
- arpa whois.iana.org iris.arpa No expiration data.
- asia [none] nic.asia WHOIS not at whois.nic.asia. Registration info, but no whois: http://www.dotasia.org/
- biz* whois.biz nic.biz WHOIS host is aka whois.neulevel.biz.
- cat* whois.cat nic.cat
-
- br.com whois.centralnic.net
- cn.com whois.centralnic.net
- de.com whois.centralnic.net
- eu.com whois.centralnic.net
- gb.com whois.centralnic.net
- hu.com whois.centralnic.net
- jpn.com whois.centralnic.net
- kr.com whois.centralnic.net
- no.com whois.centralnic.net
- qc.com whois.centralnic.net
- ru.com whois.centralnic.net
- sa.com whois.centralnic.net
- se.com whois.centralnic.net
- uk.com whois.centralnic.net
- us.com whois.centralnic.net
- uy.com whois.centralnic.net
- web.com whois.centralnic.net
- za.com whois.centralnic.net
- com* whois.verisign-grs.com nic.com WHOIS host for the rest of .com.
-
- coop* whois.nic.coop rei.coop
- edu* whois.educause.net educause.edu WHOIS is aka whois.educause.edu
- gov whois.nic.gov nic.gov No expiration dates.
- info* whois.afilias.net nic.info WHOIS is aka whois.afilias.info
- int whois.iana.org un.int No expiration dates.
- jobs* jobswhois.verisign-grs.com nic.jobs
- mil [none] nic.mil
- mobi* whois.dotmobiregistry.net nic.mobi
- museum*whois.museum nic.museum
- name whois.nic.name nic.name No expiration dates.
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- gb.net whois.centralnic.net
- se.net whois.centralnic.net
- uk.net whois.centralnic.net
- gb.net whois.centralnic.net
- net* whois.verisign-grs.com nic.net WHOIS host for the rest of .net.
-
- ae.org whois.centralnic.net
- eu.org whois.eu.org
- org* whois.pir.org nic.org WHOIS is aka whois.publicinterestregistry.net
-
- pro* whois.registrypro.pro nic.pro
- tel [none] nic.tel
- travel*whois.nic.travel travel.travel
-