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| − | The | + | The Whois system was designed to let people find out who owns a particular domain. This Whois information is public information unless a domain owner has a special privacy service from their registrar. There are many [[Whois services]] which offer free Whois lookups. [[Wikipedia]] has a great [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHOIS article about Whois here]. |
==Related Domains== | ==Related Domains== | ||
* [[ICANN.org]] (official ICANN site) | * [[ICANN.org]] (official ICANN site) | ||
* [[ICANNwiki.org]] (independent [[WikiWiki|wiki]]) | * [[ICANNwiki.org]] (independent [[WikiWiki|wiki]]) | ||
| − | * [[DomainTools.com]] (popular | + | * [[DomainTools.com]] (popular Whois service) |
| − | * [[Alexa.com]] (traffic rankings and | + | * [[Alexa.com]] (traffic rankings and Whois information) |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://apnews.myway.com//article/20071029/D8SJ3TC80.html 2007.10.29 Good article on what's happening at ICANN re Whois] | * [http://apnews.myway.com//article/20071029/D8SJ3TC80.html 2007.10.29 Good article on what's happening at ICANN re Whois] | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 20 June 2008
The Whois system was designed to let people find out who owns a particular domain. This Whois information is public information unless a domain owner has a special privacy service from their registrar. There are many Whois services which offer free Whois lookups. Wikipedia has a great article about Whois here.
Related Domains
- ICANN.org (official ICANN site)
- ICANNwiki.org (independent wiki)
- DomainTools.com (popular Whois service)
- Alexa.com (traffic rankings and Whois information)