Questions tagged [whois]
WHOIS - Service that shows registrant of a domain name
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How to hide `country` and other fields from a domain `whois` information which registrar is Squarespace?
Squarespace acquired Google Domains domains a few months ago. Not so happy about that, but this is another story.
Now, a whois on my domains says for most fields
Redacted for privacy
which is good.
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domain whois record does not display expiry date
I came accross a domain ending with ".ai" TLD. Ran the whois query for that domain, but the result did not show the expiry data, though it showed the creation date and other fields. I also ...
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Outdated Registry Expiration in WHOIS
I have a valuable .com domain, I renew it two months ago but when I check the WHOIS domain information I got:
Registry Expiration: 2023-09-09 04:00:00 UTC
I contacted the domain registrar and they ...
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How to disable WHOIS "Statutory Masking Enabled"?
I searched here for "Statutory Masking Enabled", and it's not found. My domain is registered to web.com. Anybody running a WHOIS search on my domain finds practically no information because ...
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Does a domain sale share the owner’s contact info?
I am selling a domain online and my registrar uses privacy protection which is automatically enabled. Behind the privacy protection, I have myself listed as all 3 contacts, along with my personal ...
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Registry Expiry Date
I'm fairly new to dealing with domain names and I have a question that's been puzzling me. Upon checking the WHOIS information for my domain, I came across two distinct expiration dates:
Registry ...
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Search whois for .ai tld domains to avoid front running
Recently found a nice .ai domain name available for my project on NameCheap, but found that it had been registered when I went to purchase it the next day, with the owner asking me to "place a ...
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To disable the domain transfer lock, first deactivate the private registration
I'm looking to migrate from ionos to godaddy or similar. Referencing:
https://www.ionos.com/help/domains/set-up-and-manage-an-external-domain-at-11-ionos/removing-an-external-domain/
and, presumably, ...
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Is "Updated On" date on WHO.IS is affected by change in a DNS notes (changing servers)?
so the question is: Is "Updated On" date on WHO.IS is affected by change in a DNS notes (changing servers IP address)? Or "Updated On" is just about changing the registrar ...
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From a technical standpoint, why do we have to pay for any domain name?
In terms of the ownership of any domain name, why is it that a person or a company who owns a website and the technology to make the said website work has to pay "extra" money to "rent&...
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Is it possible to look up expiration dates for domains in the .DE (Germany) TLD?
It appears that running a whois on .DE domains returns almost no information. Using google.de as an example:
$ whois google.de
% Restricted rights.
%
% Terms and Conditions of Use
%
% The above data ...
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Domain been on clientHold, pendingDelete for 2 months, now is also redemptionPeriod
I've been tracking a certain domain on whois for the past month now.
Expires on 2021-01-04
Updated on 2021-01-03
Status: clientHold, pendingDelete, redemptionPeriod
The redemptionPeriod status only ...
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Offered equivalent .com domain to purchase, what is going on, and how to proceed?
A quick bit of background: I run a small (single person) software company, and operate under a .com.au domain that I have had for around 8 years. There has always been a .com domain of the same name, ...
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WHOIS personal information for .in domains
I'm thinking to register a .in domain through Namecheap, but when I tried to add Whoisguard to the domain name before registering it, I ran into the error message "This domain does not support privacy ...
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Can a snail mail forwarding address listed in whois make Google rankings worse (even with privacy enabled)?
My website uses a distribution service to ship orders. I don't have a physical location. I also travel a lot for business so I got a mail forwarding address. All the mail goes to that address and then ...
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How to hide complete domain information?
I came across a domain name pagalworld.to. When I try to pull whois details for this domain I do not get any information from whois providers and I tried on multiples. How he did it?
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Is it possible to customize WHOIS response for .health domains?
I have a domain name registered under the .health TLD, but when I look up the domain using whois I don't see my name appear as the Registrant or Technical contact. Instead, I see this generic response ...
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how to transfer an existing domain from gandi to godaddy?
I'm looking to understand all the details involved in transferring a domain which I own from one registrar to another. Currently hosted with gandi and considering, amongst others, godaddy, name cheap ...
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Confused about GDPR and Who is
Exactly how does it work with GDPR and Who is? I live in the Netherlands and have a .com domain at Namecheap. According to the Namecheap support, my data becomes public in Who is if I disable their ...
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Whois shows empty data but domain not free
I looked whois for mrs.in . It isn't free but the whois data is almost empty.
Why is so?
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Whois privacy with 123reg?
I purchased a domain name with 123reg. I didn't opt for domain privacy protection. As far as I can see, my details are not shown when I do a whois lookup.
Is my data protected? I am wondering if ...
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Privacy protection service (i.e. WhoisGuard) for registrars that don't support it?
I have a .com, .me and .info domain registered with a registrar that doesn't support WhoisGuard, and transferring to another registrar is not an option for me.
According to my registrar, I am ...
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Should I buy domain privacy now that GDPR is in
I used to get scammers ringing my phone because I didn't buy domain privacy.
Being in the EU, Do I still need to buy this service if I dont want scammers and spam ringing my phone by looking up whois? ...
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How to backorder domain
I would like to set up an internet tool to automatically buy back domain names that have just expired.
I saw on the internet that there are several steps before the final deletion. There is the grace ...
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How to find data of newly registered domains and whois information [closed]
I see that companies are able to find whois data of newly registered domains? can I have information on how exactly is that done?
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Has the owner ignored the domain for 9 years?
I'm interested in a domain that already has an owner.
I checked with Whois , and Whois reports that the domain has Creation Date and Updated Date of 5/15/2010.
On the other hand, the Registration ...
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How to remove myself from all websites that show whois history?
It's easy to find Whois Information from the past (Whois History or called Reversed Whois) from sites like;
domaintools.com
reg.com
12whois.com
domainhistory.com
whoismind.com
some are cheap and ...
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My clients name isn't shown in Whois
My client's name isn't shown in whois
https://whois.icann.org/
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https://ae.godaddy.com/whois
nor any otheer whois service though I didn't make the domain private, the name, the address, and ...
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Domain registered through third party which is now defunct
A client's website is registered on a domain which has a protected whois. The website and domains were setup via a third party company which went under years ago but we are unsure if the company was ...
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Is a place holder phone or fax number allowed in WHOIS records?
Can I use a place holder phone or fax number for WHOIS contact information?
I assume the fax number is optional, I just used 555-555-5555. I tend to just add an accurate phone number, street address, ...
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Domain registration not showing the correct expiry in whois and it is shown for sale when we visit it. Is there a conflict?
Our group registered one domain (say for example mysite.example) as it was shown available on various domain registrars. Registration went successfully on online payment. Even after few weeks it is ...
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Is it possible to keep the old registration date for my domain that is shown in whois when moving my website to a new domain?
I would like to transform my website from www.namesite.example to www.namesite2.example. Is it possible to get the whois data to show the original data of the first domain registration? Or it is ...
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What does "Status: serverRenewProhibited" mean in domain WHOIS data?
In reviewing a client's domain WHOIS record recently, I came across this status entry:
Status: serverRenewProhibited
What's the meaning of this status?
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Does the given fields of WHOIS information change per registrar? What are the differences?
Do certain registrars have the power to say, exclude an email address, but keep name, location, etc in the WHOIS? If so, I would like to see how differently the top registrars do WHOIS (what ...
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When exactly will a .net domain waiting for deletion become available and how to be the first to register?
I have laid my eye on a .net domain that is going to be deleted soon and will therefore become available for registration.
Registry Expiry Date: 2018-04-03T18:13:53Z
From what I understand, an ...
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Domain Privacy Protection based in US
I just received an email from a customer, telling me they heard a rumour that my site wasn't legit and that it was run out of Panama. Noticeably upset, they asked me to explain...
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How to show Registrant Name in WHOIS lookup?
I have purchased a domain name (anishghosh.me) from bigrock.com but when I'm doing a WHOIS lookup on the domain the registrant name is not showing in that information. How can I show my name as the ...
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Buying a domain name - How can I ensure that it hasn't expired or been 301 redirected before?
I'm thinking about buying a domain name from a seller.
The Verisign Whois information shows that it was registered in 2011.
Are there any instances in which a domain could drop/expire and yet the ...
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can't transfer and register a Canceled+/Expired .Li domain (with incomplete WHOIS)
I contacted the registrant (I edited out his name out below) by finding his new email on the web, he emailed me that he don't own the domain anymore and sent photos he took of the paper forms he ...
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Is there a way to hide my domain Whois information for free?
I am so sick of being spammed by calls and emails every time I register a new domain name. I know I can pay for Whois protection with my domain name registrar, or choose a registrar who provides this ...
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Is it illegal to operate a domain WHOIS lookup website?
I have been getting an abuse report via my hosting company which is reported by other people, and my host has been threatening to terminate the hosting/account.
The abuse report is sent because I am ...
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Why is this site still down when the domain was renewed almost a week ago?
The domain of interest was renewed a week ago, but the site is still down. Shouldn't the site be back up by now? (It's not my domain, it's a domain I wanted to buy but failed to get, and I'm asking ...
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After a domain name expired and goes into a grace period, what happens to the WHOIS information on it?
I have a domain name that is expiring in a few weeks. I want to delete the domain name right now, but the Registrar company will only let me delete it by letting it expire. I have purchased a WHOIS ...
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whois — Can I use a general delivery (poste restante) address?
As far as I know, ICANN wants every domain owner to put their contact information into the WHOIS database. I'm fine with revealing my real name, but having to submit the address where I live seems ...
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Whoisguard for Icelandic TLD?
I have an .is domain name registered with ISNIC. Every bit of my information (name, email, address) shows up when doing a whois and I'd like to avoid that.
I can't find anything relating to ...
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Transfer domain from missing web host
I registered a domain through WebhostFive in March. The company has since ceased to exist. I would like to transfer my domain to another registrar but not sure how this would work as I cannot log into ...
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Anonymous domain registration?
For privacy reasons, I'd like to hide my personal information including my name in the WHOIS registry, while registering with OVH.
In OVH's OwO Terms of Use, the following information is stated :
An ...
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My domain name is marked private, but who.is still lists it with my personal information
I registered a new domain name at my provider and told them afterwards, after I found out that my personal information was listed, to make it private. So they did that.
I just checked who.is and put ...
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Can I buy a domain from myself if WHOIS privacy is enabled? [closed]
I have a domain with Hosting Company A, and I want to move it to Hosting Company B. I have tried to disable the WHOIS privacy on Hosting Company A's web application, but it appears not to have worked. ...
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How to change the owner of a .co.uk whose owner has died?
Years ago, I registered a .co.uk domain for my mother using my own 123-reg account. I set the registrant name to hers as it was a gift for her and she would be the owner.
Time passed and she has ...
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