.biz does not update their database in "near real-time" like .info does, and is not an appropriate tool for domain availability. They even state this in their whois output:
NOTE: FAILURE TO LOCATE A RECORD IN THE WHOIS DATABASE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF A DOMAIN NAME. Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: April 19, 2002 5:13 AM > To: Aleksander Skodric > Cc: OpenSRS duscuss list (E-mail) > Subject: Re: .biz domain > > > > I have registerd yesterday 2 .biz domain names, but according > to whois they > > are still available?! However, on the resellers and manage website > > everything points that they are succesfully registerd. > > whois is a contact database, not a domain availability database. > > What does the domain availability lookup tool (in reg_system.cgi) report > as the status of these domains? The lookup tool is the correct way to > check domain availability. > > > Is there maybe a delay between registration and displaying info > in whois for > > .biz? > > possibly. I'm not sure how often .biz updates their whois database. > >
