enrapture Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 We are using a domain lookup provider successfully for lookups, but of course, this is checking all tld's. We have a few tld's that we register directly with a registry and ideally we'd run domain checks using a different lookup mechanism which we already have in place. The part we are stuck on is configuring WHMCS to use the standard whois server for the select TLDs and continue as normal with the rest. If we use the standard WHOIS, it works perfectly but this isn't a solution we can use as the standard whois lookups miss a lot of premium prices etc. Does anyone have an idea on how to do this? Thanks :-) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian! Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 23 hours ago, enrapture said: We are using a domain lookup provider successfully for lookups, but of course, this is checking all tld's. it doesn't check all TLDs,it would only check those TLDs that the domain lookup provider (registrar) offers for sale... for any other TLD, it should try to use standard whois (assuming there is an entry in there for the TLD). 23 hours ago, enrapture said: The part we are stuck on is configuring WHMCS to use the standard whois server for the select TLDs and continue as normal with the rest. so these TLDs are being offered by your lookup provider? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enrapture Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 Hi, Brian. Yes, we have a specific whois entry in the json file and it works properly when we use standard whois. Unfortunately, when using standard whois, we don't get any premium pricing information back from the general provider which will cause an even bigger headache for us. Yes, they do offer them but we don't register with them (obviously). Our main reason for wanting to switch is that our direct EPP connection to the registry means we get instant updates on availability whereas the provider appears to be using a delayed/cached lookup and we've had a few instances where we've sold unavailable names. Thanks for taking the time to respond 🙂 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enrapture Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Hi, Brian. Did you have any ideas on this? I've continued my search over the last week and am really stuck so would appreciate any thoughts you have. Thank you. 🙂 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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