Whois

From JumbaWiki

WHOIS is a TCP-based query/response protocol used for querying a database to be able to get the details of a domain name registrant or IP address. It's also a simple way of checking to see if a domain name is available.

If you have SSH access or are running a Linux based system then you can use the command line whois tool.

Open terminal and type the command:
- whois [domainname]
eg: whois jumba.com.au

• To perform a whois without access to the following tools, you can use a whois website such as the one offered on the domaintools website: http://whois.domaintools.com/
• Australian domain whois searches can be performed at MyWebName: http://www.mywebname.com.au/

External links

• Whois clients
• Wikipedia article