{"id":14,"date":"2009-10-20T10:03:25","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T10:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.above.com\/blog\/?p=14"},"modified":"2013-10-17T20:56:29","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T09:56:29","slug":"what-is-whois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.above.com\/blog\/what-is-whois","title":{"rendered":"What is ‘Whois’?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have been using the Internet for a while, you may have heard the word ‘whois’.
\nBut what is it? What does it do? <\/p>\n

Whois is basically an Internet function that allows you to query WHOIS databases for domain registration information. If you want to contact a domain owner, it can help you find contact details.<\/p>\n

By performing a whois search, you can get information like when and by whom a domain was registered, contact name and e-mail, when it expires and what name servers the domain is pointed to. If you are interested in purchasing a parked domain<\/a>, for example, this can help you find a contact e-mail address.

<\/b> <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

What is Domain Privacy?<\/b><\/p>\n

Some registrars allow their customers to purchase something called ‘Domain Privacy’ when registering a domain name. This adds a level of security to a customers details, especially for private domain owners, who obviously do not want their home address available to the whole world.<\/p>\n

This comes with its pros and cons.
\nGenerally, the whois information will include an e-mail address like ‘privacy@<registrar>’. This means they will receive thousands of e-mails every day, and then have to forward the e-mail on to the domain owner’s real e-mail address. This can sometimes take some time if the e-mail address receives a lot of e-mails. But on the plus side, the domain owner will not receive as much spam since their e-mail address is not displayed publicly and may respond
\nmore quickly.<\/p>\n

\nHow do I do a Whois look up?<\/b><\/p>\n

There are many Whois tools available on the Internet. The easiest way is to go to: http:\/\/domains.above.com\/whois.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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