The best way to query a whois record is to directly query our whois
server:
$ whois -h whois.opensrs.net <domain-name>
Or...
http://www.opensrs.org/whois/
Charles Daminato
OpenSRS Support Manager
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 29 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Charles Daminato wrote:
> >
> > whois takes 24-48 hours to typically show up.
> >
> > Also - since NSI's whois does recursive lookups (and we can't block
> > abusive or data-mining activities originating from their whois systems) we
> > block their systems.
> >
>
> The bad thing about that is that people that use RSP's services
> to register or transfer their domain may have the perception
> that anything might be wrong as Netsol whois shows something
> like this:
>
> > Connection refused: invalid ip address
> > The previous information has been obtained either directly from the
> > registrant or a registrar of the domain name other than Network Solutions.
> > Network Solutions, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or
> > completeness.
> >
> > Domain not found in remote registrar whois.
>
> Isn't there a different way to prevent abuses that doesn't have this
> side
> effect for the ordinary query?
>
> Benjamin Azevedo
>
