> What's the most efficient way of running a WHOIS for a domain name
> searching website using Coldfusion?
>
> I know I can use CFHTTP to plug into the registrar's facility, but can I
> not use a command-line facility or something else to get faster results?
If you want to talk DIRECTLY to a whois (or offically a "nicname") server
you can use tcp or udp. It's a simple process. You open a tcp connection,
send it the keyword you wish to look up, it sends you back the results,
connection closes. That's that.
You can use my CFX_TCPClient to roll your own, or use my already built
CFX_Nicname. CFX_Nicname uses tcp. You could convert to UDP to save the
maximum amount of bandwidth, but as udp doesn't have error correction,
that's generally a bit of a hassle.
This is as fast and tight as you can go.
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