My employer currently provides DNS service for 250+ domains, most of which
are NOT yet registered through OpenSRS. As the domains approach expiration, I
would like to have our customers transfer them to OpenSRS. However, this
requires knowing in advance when the domains will expire so we can start
the whole transfer process with the customer.
I'm using Net::ParseWhois in a script to query the WHOIS databases for all
of the domains and return the expiration date. This is working pretty
well. However, I have some questons:
If I run this script on a daily basis, for 250+ domains, am I going to
piss off the WHOIS servers - namely whois.crsnic.net? I don't want to get
blackholed. I realize that 250 WHOIS queries/day isn't anything compared
to what SPAMMERS and Registrars generate, but 250+ queries fired off one
after another may be seen as an annoyance. Should I insert delays between
the queries to lighten the load, and/or run it only weekly, or just not
worry about it?
Eventually, I would like to have a system like the SnapShot service
offered by snapnames.com ($0.50/domain). However, I don't want to reinvent
the wheel if I don't have to. Does anybody have such a system in place
that they are willing to share?
Thanks,
Adam
Adam Kujawski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Network Administrator Cell: 419.261.3268
Amplex Internet Services Office: 419.833.3635
