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| WhoisThisDomain v1.62 - Domain name search tool (Whois) for Windows
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2011 Nir Sofer
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Description
WhoisThisDomain is a domain registration lookup utility allows you to easily get information about a registered domain.
It automatically connect to the right WHOIS server, according to the top-level domain name, and retrieve the WHOIS record of the domain.
It support both generic domains and country code domains.
In the example above, you can see the domain registration of Yahoo.
System Requirements
- Windows operating system: Any version of Windows, from Windows 2000 and up to Windows 7.
- Internet connection.
- On a firewall, you should allow outgoing connections to port 43.
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Versions History
- Version 1.62
- Added support for .co domains.
- WhoisThisDomain now detects 'Registered On' line (like in co.uk domains) and display this date in the
'Created On' column.
- Version 1.61
- WhoisThisDomain now detects 'Renewal date' line (like in co.uk domains) and display this date in the
'Expires On' column.
- Version 1.60
- Added support for IDN domains (Internationalized domain name).
When you type a domain name with non-English characters, WhoisThisDomain
automatically converts it to its Ascii form and then submit it to the WHOIS server.
This feature requires Windows XP/SP2 or later.
- Version 1.55
- Added support for WHOIS servers that returns the result in Unicode (UTF-8), like in .cn and .hk domains.
Be aware that this change may cause some problems with other WHOIS servers.
If you encounter any new problem that wasn't exist in the previous version, please report about that.
Also, because of the new Unicode support, WhoisThisDomain may not work properly under
Windows 98. If you're still using Windows 98, you can download v1.52 from here
- Version 1.52
- Added support for .tz domains.
- Version 1.51
- Fixed bug: WhoisThisDomain always displayed .at domain as registered.
- Version 1.50
- Fixed bug for .info and .org domains: When 'Remove Top Whois Lines' option was turned on,
a few significant lines in the top were missing.
- WhoisThisDomain now detect the expire/update/created dates for .info, .org, and .biz domains.
- Version 1.47 - Fixed the WHOIS server for .tw domains and added WHOIS server for .asia domains.
- Version 1.46 - Fixed bug in the new 'pause' feature: If you set the 'pause' to more than 20
seconds, WhoisThisDomain displayed the last domain as 'Failed' and continue to the next one.
- Version 1.45 - Added 'pause' option, which allows you to pause the domains retrieval after xx domains,
so you won't be blocked by the WHOIS servers.
- Version 1.41 - Added support for .pr domains.
- Version 1.40 - Added 3 columns: 'Expires On', 'Created On', and 'Last Updated On'.
These columns are filled only for domains in major .net/.com Registrars (GoDaddy, Network Solutions, and so on).
- Version 1.34 - Fixed the whois server of .ms domains.
- Version 1.33 - Updated the whois servers for .is, .lt, .ma, .md, .pl, .si, and .sk domains.
- Version 1.32 - Added/Updated the whois servers for .in, .ie, .me, .tel, and co.nl domains.
- Version 1.31 - Fixed bug: Wrong domain status displayed for .ca and .it domains.
- Version 1.30 - Fixed the whois servers for .at, .be, .bg, .cz, and others.
- Version 1.29 - Fixed bug: The size of domains text-box was limited to 32 KB.
- Version 1.28 - The whois servers file now allows you to specify more than one server for country-code level domains.
(For example: one server for .uk domains and the other server for gov.uk domains)
- Version 1.27 - Fixed the problem WHOIS server of .ro domains and fixed the WHOIS server of .cn domains.
- Version 1.26 - Fixed the WHOIS server of .jp domains to whois.jprs.jp
- Version 1.25 - The splitter location is now saved to cfg file.
- Version 1.24 - Fixed bug: The main window lost the focus when the user switched to another application and then returned back to WhoisThisDomain.
- Version 1.23 - The configuration is now saved to a file, instead of the Registry.
- Version 1.22 - Fixed bug: free .eu domains displayed as registered.
- Version 1.21 - Updated the WHOIS server for .com and .net domains (to whois.verisign-grs.com) and for .org domain (to whois.pir.org)
- Version 1.20
- Added 'Build Domains List' option.
- Added support for external WHOIS servers list - whois-servers.txt
- Fixed bug: .biz and other domains detected as registered even when they are available.
- Fixed the WHOIS server for .il domains
- Version 1.12 - Fixed the WHOIS server for .tr domains. Fixed bug: available .de domains displayed as regsitered.
- Version 1.11 - Added support for .coop domains.
- Version 1.10 - Added support for the following domains: .ws, .vc, .uy, .uz, .tp. .tk, .tl, .sa, .sb, .sc, .pro, .nf, .mc, .mu, .la, .ly, .ir, .hm, .hn, .gl, .dm, .cd, .bz, .bj, .bi, .ae, .ag, .my, .mobi., .travel
- Version 1.09 - Added support for .my domains, and changed the .nl WHOIS server to the new one.
- Version 1.08 - Added support for .nz domains.
- Version 1.07 - Fixed the WHOIS servers for .mx and .br domains
- Version 1.06 - Fixed the WHOIS server for .ve domains.
- Version 1.05 - Fixed the WHOIS server for .pt domains.
- Version 1.04 - Added support for .eu domains.
- Version 1.03 - Added support for .tv domains.
- Version 1.02 - Fixed the problem with French domains.
- Version 1.01 - Fixed the problem with German domains.
- Version 1.00 - First Release.
Using WhoisThisDomain
This utility doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs.
Just put the executable file (WhoisTD.exe) anywhere you like, and run it.
When running WhoisThisDomain utility, the "Choose Domains" window appears.
You can type a single domain, or multiple domains separated by commas, space characters, or enter characters.
After pressing the 'OK' button, WhoisThisDomain start to retrieve the domain registration records for the domains that you typed.
Creating whois-servers.txt
Starting from version 1.20, you can create your own WHOIS servers list to override the default
servers defined by WhoisThisDomain.
In order to use this feature, follow the instructions below:
- Create a file named 'whois-servers.txt' in the same folder of WhoisTD.exe
- Add the needed servers to the list. Each line should contain the domain extension, a space
character, and then the whois server address. For example:
gov whois.nic.gov
com rs.internic.net
il whois.isoc.org.il
ir whois.nic.ir
- In the next time that you run WhoisThisDomain, the specified servers will be used instead of the
default servers list stored in WhoisThisDomain.
Be aware that WhoisThisDomain only supports WHOIS servers in port 43. It doesn't support Web-based WHOIS requests.
Build Domains List Option
If you want to check multiple domain names in combinations with multiple domain extensions, this
feature can help you.
For example, if you want to check abcde, poiuyt, lkjhgf names with .com, .org, .net, .biz extensions,
simply type the names list in the first text-box, and the extensions list in the second one.
After you click OK, you'll get the list of all possible combinations (abcde.com, abcde.org, abcde.net, and so on...)
Translating WhoisThisDomain to other languages
WhoisThisDomain allows you to easily translate all menus, dialog-boxes, and other strings
to other languages.
In order to do that, follow the instructions below:
- Run WhoisThisDomain with /savelangfile parameter:
WhoisTD.exe /savelangfile
A file named WhoisTD_lng.ini will be created in the folder of WhoisThisDomain utility.
- Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text editor.
- Translate all menus, dialog-boxes, and string entries to the desired language.
Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values)
If you add this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
- After you finish the translation, Run WhoisThisDomain, and all translated
strings will be loaded from the language file.
If you want to run WhoisThisDomain without the translation, simply rename the language file, or move
it to another folder.
License
This utility is released as freeware.
You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM,
Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this.
If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in
the distribution package, without any modification !
Disclaimer
The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed or implied,
including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental,
consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.
Feedback
If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my utility,
you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com
WhoisThisDomain is also available in other languages. In order to change the language of
WhoisThisDomain, download the appropriate language zip file, extract the 'whoistd_lng.ini',
and put it in the same folder that you Installed WhoisThisDomain utility.
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