On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, WebWiz wrote:
> James Smallacombe wrote:
> >> Since there are typically 10 lookups to each registration
> >> (average), you might want to use geektools proxy whois
> >> server and cgi for lookups...
>
> I disagree. The geektools whois -- any WHOIS for that matter -- will not
> reliably give you availability information. It will give you a pretty good
> indication, but WHOIS typically runs 24-48 hours behind the root registry.
> The availability checks within the OpenSRS scripts actually check the root
> registry, and are absolutely authoritative when they report that a name is
> available (at the moment that you check it, of course).
Ok, for the .03% of the time that it isn't accurate, if the user then
attempts to register it, opensrs will stop it from going through. At
least it stops the idly curious users from hammering opensrs, and thereby
putting excess load on the server that we all need for real
registrations...
James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://3.am
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