Registrars have the capability of changing the URL through the NSI Registry
help desk or in the case of live registrars through on-line tools provided
for their use.
Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard J. Sexton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 4:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IFWP] Port 43 Whois Announcement
At 03:13 PM 11/16/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Redirecting Port 43 Whois
>
>The following change is being made to comply with the recently negotiated
>and signed agreements between the U.S. Department of Commerce, ICANN, and
>NSI.
>
>Effective December 1, 1999 Network Solutions will be redirecting port 43
>(rs.internic.net) Whois from the NSI Registrar Whois to the NSI Registry
>Whois. The NSI Registry Whois can currently be found at
>whois.nsiregistry.net. After this occurs, port 43 Whois will show the
>following information: domain name, registrar, Whois server, registrar
>referral URL
Whats the deal with the referral URL ? What is it ? How does
one change it?
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