whois
RSS whoisWhois database 'contributes to fraud and ID theft'
News Whois, an online database that contains personal information about internet domain name holders, is a major contributor to identity theft and defies advice from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to a group of... [07 Nov 2003]
German registrar deletes US website
News A search on the domain Ogrish.com in the Whois database lists it as "disabled by government". A domain name registrar in Germany has deleted the registration for a gruesome US-based online photo gallery that featured... [12 Feb 2003]
Domain name registrar in email blunder
News The company has also pointed out the addresses are publicly available through its Whois search facility - though not as such a list. Network Solutions Inc has inadvertently sent some of its customers a list of about... [24 Jan 2003]
Thus mulls legal action over Nominet's 'Whois' service
News Nominet UK - which administers .uk domain names - is revising its policy on the publication of details for UK registrants via its 'Whois' directory. Ian Hood, director of communications and regulation for Thus, said:... [24 Sep 2002]
Icann getting heavy with VeriSign
News At issue is the Whois database, which contains personal contact information of people who register websites. VeriSign Registrar appears frequently to publish incomplete Whois data and to routinely ignore... [04 Sep 2002]
Dot-me suffix leads to cyber-squatting spat
News Nominet has said it will amend the Whois database and actively seek the right owners. The UK's latest domain suffix is just two days old and has already caused a high-profile cyber-squatting spat. Web host UK2 has today... [15 Jan 2002]
Afilias tightens-up on dot-info
News Additionally, registrars will be able to correct certain WHOIS data and request deletions of domain names before Afilias makes its sweep on domain name registrants that might not be legitimate. Afilias - the registry... [06 Dec 2001]
Spotlight falls on Icann's dubious dot-com car boot sale
News Icann, the organisation that manages the domain name system has launched an investigation into privacy concerns relating to the Whois database. Icann wants to gain feedback from individuals and companies to gauge whether... [12 Jun 2001]
Dot-com domain control stays in VeriSign's hands
News In a significant development for the internet as a whole, VeriSign is also required to invest at least $200m into a universal WHOIS service that would detail the ownership of every site on the web. WHOIS... [03 Apr 2001]
VeriSign angers privacy groups with data sale
News However, the company said it only releases corporate customer information from its modified 'whois' database. VeriSign, the oldest and largest seller of internet domain names said it has been selling customer data for... [20 Feb 2001]
BT's excuses run dry
Comment A bit more finally, try this (kindly pointed out to us by an eagle-eyed reader): go to http://www.whois.co.uk , type in Microsoft in the 'search name' bit, select the '.com' extension, and see what you get. [01 Dec 2000]
Net registrar keeps it simple
News The Whois search engine now merely gives details of who owns existing Web domains. Beleaguered Internet domain name registrar, Network Solutions (NSI), has simplified its databases in an attempt to cope with a backlog of... [22 Jan 1999]
