WHOIS
Download as PDFThe web based Whois lookup can be found under the Janet App Centre: Whois.
There is a WHOIS command line server also available for querying registrations under ac.uk and gov.uk. To submit a query, use the UNIX command:
whois -h whois.ja.net domainname.ac.uk
The database is updated on a twice daily basis.
If you have any further queries about the availability of a domain name under ac.uk or gov.uk please telephone Janet Service Desk on 0300 300 2212 or email domains@jisc.ac.uk.
Comments
Nice Post . Unix command to find whois information about a particular domain name/website .
Command :
$ whois domain-name
$ whois -h whois.example.com domain.com
$ whois google.com
It displays the following output :
Registrant:
Dns Admin
Google Inc.
Please contact contact-admin@google.com 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View CA 94043
US
dns-admin@google.com +1.6502530000 Fax: +1.6506188571
Domain Name: google.com
Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com
Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com
Administrative Contact:
DNS Admin
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View CA 94043
US
dns-admin@google.com +1.6506234000 Fax: +1.6506188571
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
DNS Admin
Google Inc.
2400 E. Bayshore Pkwy
Mountain View CA 94043
US
dns-admin@google.com +1.6503300100 Fax: +1.6506181499
Created on..............: 1997-09-15.
Expires on..............: 2011-09-13.
Record last updated on..: 2010-03-30.
We can also embed any of the whois sites like http://www.whoisxy.com/ to find out the website owner details .