Sure. It's called the reseller's website. An example is at http://www.arcticbears.com
Just enter the name where it says "Domain Name:" and click "Check Availability" I didn't just cross over into biz-ops did I? ;-) -Eric On October 25, 2001 02:20 pm, Jorge Biquez wrote: > Hello. > > Understood. Thanks. > > Is there a similar PUBLIC tool or URL for final users? > > JB > > At 15:09 25/10/01 -0700, you wrote: > >You should never use whois to check domain availability because it doesn't > >provide that information. Whois is designed to provide contact > >information for existing domains. Whois is only as accurate as the last > >time the registrar or registry updated it. For example, Verisign Registry > >updates their whois database once every 24 hours or so. If a domain was > >registered after the last whois update, it won't show up in whois but it > >is already taken, so when you go to register it, it won't be available. > > > >Whois cannot provide real-time availability status. Registrars have a > >tool to check real-time availability and this is the tool you should be > >using. It only reports "taken" or "available". OpenSRS provides access > >to this via the "lookup" command in the API. > > > >On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Jorge Biquez wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > > > OK. I agree. I have to use Opensrs WHOIS ALWAYS...but what's a concern > > > is that LOT of people is using NETSOL as their WHOIS and when they look > > > for a domain, they see is free, they come to you to register the domain > > > maybe next day and then you have to tell them that the domains is gone > > > and that now "their" idea will cost them "just some hundreds" more..... -- arctic bears - email and name services 25 email addresses@yourdomain CA$11.95/month DNS starting at CA$3.49/month - domains from CA$25.95/year for details contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://www.arcticbears.com
