Try doing lookups manually. If they fail, check your DNS server. If they work, contact your software vendor. From here, I get:
# host net.whois-servers.net net.whois-servers.net is a nickname for whois.crsnic.net whois.crsnic.net has address 198.41.3.54 # host com.whois-servers.net com.whois-servers.net is a nickname for whois.crsnic.net whois.crsnic.net has address 198.41.3.54 # host ca.whois-servers.net ca.whois-servers.net is a nickname for eider.cira.ca eider.cira.ca has address 64.26.149.100 eider.cira.ca mail is handled (pri=10) by mail.cira.ca # p On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 12:19:40PM -0500, Mike Allen wrote: > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Error - Anyone seen this?? > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:19:40 -0500 > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 > > I tried your fix but it says the host dosn't exist: > > An Error Has Occured: Error No Such Host: net.whois-servers.net > > I dunno......! HELP! > > Mike, 4CheapDomains.Net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Chvostek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mike Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:27 AM > Subject: Re: Error - Anyone seen this?? > > > > > > Hi. > > > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 11:35:00PM -0500, Mike Allen wrote: > > > > > > .com|whois.crsnic.net > > > .net|whois.crsnic.net > > > .org|whois.crsnic.net > > > .co.uk|whois.nic.uk > > > .cc|whois.nic.cc > > ... > > > This is just a small portion of the file... Or do you know of a better > whois > > > script I should use???/ > > > > For most TLDs, you can find a whois server within .whois-servers.net: > > > > .com|com.whois-servers.net > > .net|net.whois-servers.net > > .org|org.whois-servers.net > > .info|info.whois-servers.net > > .biz|biz.whois-servers.net > > .ca|ca.whois-servers.net > > .uk|uk.whois-servers.net > > .cc|cc.whois-servers.net > > > > etc. The whois client in FreeBSD already knows to do this. I don't > > know about other operating systems. > > > > -- > > Paul Chvostek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Operations / Development / Abuse / Whatever vox: +1 416 598-0000 > > IT Canada http://www.it.ca/ -- Paul Chvostek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Operations / Development / Abuse / Whatever vox: +1 416 598-0000 IT Canada http://www.it.ca/
