RPS Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 When I click the WHOIS link after finding a domain that is already taken, the output is very wrong. Maybe a different whois server should be used? The WHOIS output also lacks information regarding the who the owner is of the domain (registrant). A whois for msn.com shows: WHOIS Results for msn.com Whois Server Version 2.0 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. MSN.COM.ZZZ.GET.LAID.AT.http://WWW.SWINGINGCOMMUNITY.COM MSN.COM.TW MSN.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.COM MSN.COM.MORE.INFO.AT.http://WWW.BEYONDWHOIS.COM MSN.COM.IS.HOSTED.ON.PROFITHOSTING.NET MSN.COM To single out one record, look it up with "xxx", where xxx is one of the of the records displayed above. If the records are the same, look them up with "=xxx" to receive a full display for each record. >>> Last update of whois database: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:44:22 UTC <<< NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the registrar's sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration date of the domain name registrant's agreement with the sponsoring registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar's Whois database to view the registrar's reported date of expiration for this registration. TERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query our Whois database through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and automated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or modify existing registrations; the Data in VeriSign Global Registry Services' ("VeriSign") Whois database is provided by VeriSign for information purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information about or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a Whois query, you agree to abide by the following terms of use: You agree that you may use this Data only for lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail, telephone, or facsimile; or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to VeriSign (or its computer systems). The compilation, repackaging, dissemination or other use of this Data is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of VeriSign. You agree not to use electronic processes that are automated and high-volume to access or query the Whois database except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or modify existing registrations. VeriSign reserves the right to restrict your access to the Whois database in its sole discretion to ensure operational stability. VeriSign may restrict or terminate your access to the Whois database for failure to abide by these terms of use. VeriSign reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and Registrars. Close Window The actual whois, looks like this: Whois Record Registrant: Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US Domain name: MSN.COM Administrative Contact: Administrator, Domain One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US +1.4258828080 Technical Contact: Hostmaster, MSN One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US +1.4258828080 Registration Service Provider: DBMS VeriSign, 800-579-2848 x4 Please contact DBMS VeriSign for domain updates, DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions. Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC. Record last updated on 13-Nov-2007. Record expires on 04-Jun-2014. Record created on 10-Nov-1994. Registrar Domain Name Help Center: http://domainhelp.tucows.com Domain servers in listed order: NS2.MSFT.NET NS4.MSFT.NET NS1.MSFT.NET NS5.MSFT.NET NS3.MSFT.NET Domain status: clientDeleteProhibited clientTransferProhibited clientUpdateProhibited 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Yea, I notices this for microsoft.com as well as others... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnette Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Its happening on a lot of the bigger names, and like you say, not much detail when we do get the proper information. Perhaps another whois server would be better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonO Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 The MSN.COM.SUCKS.SITE.COM stuff? For some reasons some whois systems log and display subdomains containing that address too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 Matt, Have you had a chance to look into this yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHMCS CEO Matt Posted February 15, 2008 WHMCS CEO Share Posted February 15, 2008 Do you know of an alternative public whois server for the .com/.net TLDs? I'm not aware of one other than whois.crsnic.net or whois.internic.net. If you do find one you can try it in the file includes/whoisservers.php Matt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 Matt, Can you verify this is correct: .com|whois.internic.net|No match for domain .net|whois.internic.net|No match for domain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnette Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 We used to have (dare I say it here) AWBS as our billing script and WHMCS beats it hands down apart from the domain lookups. I checked our old whois list with them and its exactly the same...whois.crsnic.net but the results are entirely different so I don't know what makes the difference. There is mattswhois script, is it possible to integrate that into WHMCS at all? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allynne Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 If you want to use Matt's Whois script to do your WHOIS results, just follow these steps - 1. Download the script from http://mattsscripts.co.uk/mwhois.htm 2. Also download the latest servers list from http://mattsscripts.co.uk/servers.lst 3. Create a new folder on your server called 'mwhois' 4. Upload (at a minimum) the following files to the 'mwhois' folder - config.php mwhois.php servers.lst 5. Create a new folder inside 'mwhois' called 'english' (or whatever you want but you will have to edit the config.php file if changed) 6. Upload (at a minimum) the following files to the 'english' folder - gfooter.tml gheader.tml rawoutput.tml templates.cfg 7. You can edit these tml files to change the look of the output. 8. Change the 'WHOIS' links in your WHMCS templates from <a href="#" onclick="window.open('whois.php?domain={$result.domain}','whois','width=500,height=400,scrollbars=yes');return false">WHOIS</a> to <a href="#" onclick="window.open('/mwhois/mwhois.php?fulldomain={$result.domain}&show_raw=1','whois','width=500,height=400,scrollbars=yes');return false">WHOIS</a> Hope that helps 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHMCS CEO Matt Posted February 16, 2008 WHMCS CEO Share Posted February 16, 2008 Matt, Can you verify this is correct: .com|whois.internic.net|No match for domain .net|whois.internic.net|No match for domain Yes, they are valid but give the same results as the defaults. Matt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORF Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I played with this today and came up with: .com|whois-servers.net|No match for .net|whois-servers.net|No match for .org|whois-servers.net|NOT FOUND Works like a charm Tony 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 If you want to use Matt's Whois script to do your WHOIS results, just follow these steps -... Is this working for you? I can't get the latest version of mwhois to work w/ PHP. Warning: fsockopen(): php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or service not known in /home/user/public_html/whmcs/mwhois/mwhois.php on line 414 Warning: fsockopen(): unable to connect to Version 2.0:43 in /home/user/public_html/whmcs/mwhois/mwhois.php on line 414 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnette Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Is it coming up with that all the time, because I get it intermittently from certain searches, and then not others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 All the time... I installed the Perl one instead, just to find out that network solutions only allows one or two lookups within a couple hours. Not sure what to do, it sure looks like junk the way it is right now. What sort of paid options do we have for whois? It would be nice if it integrated into our Enom account, not sure if enom even allows that though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I bought http://www.vibralogix.com/cwhois/ and it has been EXTREMELY effective. I would recommend this script. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 What whois server are they using? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 It is using whois.crsnic.net 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 It is using whois.crsnic.net - Well Matt is saying the problem is with the whois server. So if other scripts don't have a problem with that whois server, then it sounds like Matt may need to go back and compare how others are obtaining correct results from the same whois server. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9DollarDomains Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hi. Yes, I'd really like this addressed as well. We used to use WhoisCart - which is frankly an unfinshed / non-working product in our experience. WHMCS is TON's better, not even close. However, in WhoisCart's domain lookup, a name that is already taken will have a 'more info' link beside it, which then loads their 'whois_info.php' script. That shows the real whois info (the registrant / contact / DNS info) which is what we want to see from WHMCS's 'whois.php' script. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNodashi Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 has this been fixed yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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