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whois
Last modified: Thursday, March 28, 2002
An Internetutility that returns information about a domain name or IP address. For example, if you enter a domain name such as microsoft.com, whois will return the name and address of the domain's owner (in this case, Microsoft Corporation).
Allwhois.com Listing of whois seach engines for different countries. Allows you to check domain name availability in any country.
Web Interface to Whois Allows whois queries to find out who owns and administers an Internet domain.