> I generally use WHOIS, as if I the record does not exist there the domain
> can be registered....Mind you this is my method and may not be the
> best...Any others??
As a reminder to everyone... WHOIS is a contact database. It is not
designed nor should it be used to check domain availability. A domain may
be registered but not show up in WHOIS. Also a domain may be available to
be registered but still show up in WHOIS with contact information from its
prior registration.
The most important point: at the majority of registrars, including the
registry, WHOIS is *not* real-time.
Use the domain lookup function in the OpenSRS client to directly query the
registry in real-time for domain availability.
-Bill
