Alternative whois?

[jasdon11]

I've always used domaintools for whois searches, but now they just signpost you to godaddy's whois.

What 'safe' alternatives do you use?

 

[Poohnix]

Hmm... Domaintools works the same for me as it always has... is it different if you're not logged in?

Safest otherwise - just use raw whois directly from the shell account for any web host you have. (Provided they offer shell access.)

 

[jasdon11]

It's working normally now - I was getting a (non-clickable) link to godaddy whois previously despite being logged in all the while. Maybe they were trying something.

 

[Gerry]

whois.sc

 

[Poohnix]

whois.sc

that's domaintools...

 

[jasdon11]

Thanks guys - think I've got to the bottom of it - it seems to apply when the domain is offered as a premium via godaddy. Domaintools must be on a percentage.

Edit:

Not the case for all - this is what comes up;

Server response:
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.

Domain Name: XXXXXX.COM

Domain servers in listed order:
NS.RACKSPACE.COM
NS2.RACKSPACE.COM

For complete domain details go to:
http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx?Domain=XXXXXX.COM

(the domain wasn't xxxxxx.com)

 

[Gerry]

that's domaintools...

...then I fail.