If the registry supports it, you can do a whois via their interface for hosts (verisign, .info, and .biz all support this)
http://verisign-grs.com/whois/ http://www.afilias.info/whois_search/ http://www.whois.biz/ BTW - ns1.myostrich.net does not appear to be listed for .biz according to their interface Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: March 15, 2002 11:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: How to tell if your nameserver is in a foreign registry > > > Is there any way to tell if a nameserver is listed in a foreign registry > without actually trying to add it to that registry using the RSP > interface? > > As an example, if I have ns1.myostrich.net defined as a nameserver, can > I look somewhere to see if it's defined as a foreign nameserver in the > .biz registry? > > Thanks, > > -t > -- > myOstrich Internet > http://www.myostrich.net >
