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Article #374Re: Searching through top level domains?
From: Joe Herman
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 19:37
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 1990 19:37
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In article <1990Nov28.174510.27994@bellcore.bellcore.com> <pc@ctt.ctt.bellcore.com> writes: >Is there a defined protocol in the DNS for locating information about >(say) MegaWidget Corporation in the top level domain servers? Not in the DNS. There is a protocol/program called "nicname" or "whois" that goes out and asks other computers (such as nic.ddn.com) to search its database for information. That usually gives you enough information to start a mid level search. Hope this helps, Joe Herman dzoey@terminus.umd.edu -- "Everything is wonderful until you know something about it."
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!apple!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!rpi!bu.edu!purdue!haven!umd5!terminus.umd.edu!dzoey From: dzoey@terminus.umd.edu (Joe Herman) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.misc Subject: Re: Searching through top level domains? Message-ID: <7630@umd5.umd.edu> Date: 28 Nov 90 19:37:14 GMT References: <1990Nov28.174510.27994@bellcore.bellcore.com> Sender: news@umd5.umd.edu Organization: University of Maryland DOSIP-CSC Lines: 16