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How Do You Whois?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vanster" data-source="post: 2226749" data-attributes="member: 104198"><p>I think most people do their WHOIS lookups via the web, but are you ever concerned that you queries might not be private? Maybe someone or something is watching? Using you as a form of semi-intelligent available-domain-finder ? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Maybe I'm paranoid, but I prefer to go as close to the source as possible when looking for available domains. I prefer to use a simple whois client from a linux command line. The client connects to port 43 of one of the authoritative WHOIS servers, based on extension, and dumps the results to the console.</p><p></p><p>You never know if a web based 3rd party WHOIS provider is logging, analyzing or maybe even sitting there in realtime, watching the wishful registrants looking for gold <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>My advice would be to switch to a linux system <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> and do your lookups via the command line. Maybe the mac os terminal has a whois command? Or you could find a simple little app that runs on your OS. Ideally it would connect directly to an authoritative WHOIS server, ie. whois.crsnic.net, and return the results directly. I know <a href="https://www.cygwin.com/" target="_blank">https://www.cygwin.com/</a> has a whois command, so that would work well for windows users.</p><p></p><p>So tell me, how do you WHOIS? And have you ever had a domain registered shortly after doing a lookup? I had a similar experience and it was quite frustrating.</p><p></p><p>Have you ever had the feeling that just knowing about an available domain and thinking about it might be sending out some form of signal to other domainers? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Like leaking a good idea into the collective conscience...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vanster, post: 2226749, member: 104198"] I think most people do their WHOIS lookups via the web, but are you ever concerned that you queries might not be private? Maybe someone or something is watching? Using you as a form of semi-intelligent available-domain-finder ? ;) Maybe I'm paranoid, but I prefer to go as close to the source as possible when looking for available domains. I prefer to use a simple whois client from a linux command line. The client connects to port 43 of one of the authoritative WHOIS servers, based on extension, and dumps the results to the console. You never know if a web based 3rd party WHOIS provider is logging, analyzing or maybe even sitting there in realtime, watching the wishful registrants looking for gold :) My advice would be to switch to a linux system ;) and do your lookups via the command line. Maybe the mac os terminal has a whois command? Or you could find a simple little app that runs on your OS. Ideally it would connect directly to an authoritative WHOIS server, ie. whois.crsnic.net, and return the results directly. I know [url]https://www.cygwin.com/[/url] has a whois command, so that would work well for windows users. So tell me, how do you WHOIS? And have you ever had a domain registered shortly after doing a lookup? I had a similar experience and it was quite frustrating. Have you ever had the feeling that just knowing about an available domain and thinking about it might be sending out some form of signal to other domainers? :) Like leaking a good idea into the collective conscience... [/QUOTE]
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