Whois Question

[RMF]

Anybody knows what this means?. I checked a domain at a few registrars and this is what comes up.. However I replaced the domain with "example.com"

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REGISTRAR: whois.names4ever.com
The information below is provided by NAMES4EVER for personal use only. NAMES4EVER does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a query, you agree that you will use this information only for lawful purposes and that; under no circumstances will you use this information from NAMES4EVER to: (a) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail;
(b) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to NAMES4EVER and (c) sell the information. NAMES4EVER reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy by NAMES4EVER. NAMES4EVER is ICANN accredited Registrar for .com .org and .net domain names.

No match for "example.com"

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I also checked the domain at internic.com, and this is what it says.

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Whois Server Version 1.3

Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.

Domain Name: example.com
Registrar: ABACUS AMERICA, INC. DBA NAMES4EVER
Whois Server: whois.names4ever.com
Referral URL: http://www.names4ever.com
Name Server: No nameserver
Updated Date: 23-oct-2002


>>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 17:04:47 EST <<<

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
Registrars.

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RMF

 

[MarkMitford]

This means that the name is in the registry and was last updated on Oct 23rd. The registrar (NAMES4EVER) does not have the domain in their WHOIS database.

The domain is probably going to drop sometime soon as NAMES4EVER have deleted it from their database but it is not yet deleted from the registry.

 

[RMF]

Do you know if there is a way to predict the day it will drop?.

RMF

 

[DomainSage]

It is not dropping, the name is registered. The first thing that you posted from NAMES4EVER is NAMES4EVER's whois search results that is just saying that they do not find it in their OWN whois database.

At Internic, the search results were correct, they usually just display the name servers and the dates and that is about all.

If you check it at any other whois database, such as, www.whoisdatabase.com you will see that it has full info on the name.

 

[RMF]

Actually it did drop. The next day in fact. Of course, I didn't get the domain...Ult Search did...doh

RMF

 

[DomainSage]

what was the domain?

 

[RMF]

skiing.org

RMF

 

[Whois-Search]

just shows you some of them exody names4ever domains do drop