Notice: This file is archived for historical purposes only and is not being updated. Please see the index for updates.
- WHOIS via Web: (http://rs.internic.net/cgi-bin/whois)
- Whois specs: NICNAME/WHOIS, by Harrenstien, Stahl, Feinler (October 1985) (ftp://nic.merit.edu/documents/rfc/rfc0954.txt)
- Whois Servers List: List of Internet whois servers, by Matt Power (ftp://sipb.mit.edu/pub/whois/whois-servers.list)
- Whois via email: : mail mailserv@ds.internic.net Body: "whois DOMAIN"
- Whois via gopher: enter HOST.DOMAIN to query (gopher://ds.internic.net:4320/7whois%20rs.internic.net)
- Whois via telnet: at the prompt, enter whois host-name (telnet://rs.internic.net)
- Whois via Unix: the Unix command for whois, where `string' is the organization/person name or Internet domain name: unix whois "string"
Definition: WHOIS provides information on registered computer network users, domains, and organizations.