We're adding whois checks to the system tomorrow; will only be accurate if
the whois database for .name is up to date...
Charles Daminato
OpenSRS Product Manager
Tucows Inc. - chuck@tucows.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
> [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Charles Daminato
> Sent: February 12, 2002 7:30 AM
> To: Jim Carey
> Cc: Discuss-List@Opensrs. Org
> Subject: Re: .name registration
>
>
> Jim,
>
> Since the registry is not realtime, we cannot query the registry's API
> directly to determine availability of a domain.
>
> I have discovered that .name's whois server is running; however, it's not
> up to date. ian.spencer.name shows up, but I checked a name that I tested
> for the latest round that ISN'T showing up in the whois...
>
> I'll see if we can hack something together around the whois; but given
> that it seems to show incomplete information, it could be just as
> unreliable as no information at all.
>
> Charles Daminato
> TUCOWS Product Manager
> chuck@tucows.com
>
> On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Jim Carey wrote:
>
> > Was wondering if someone could test something for me. I put in a .name
> > pre-reg for jim.carey.name - domain taken - yep should be as I was
> > allocated that in the last round.
> >
> > Then put one in for ian.spencer.name which should show as taken - this
> > was taken by a customer of mine through speednames (not opensrs) - but
> > shows as available and I am asked to enter details.
> >
> > Can someone else try - want to make sure that it is not just my code
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Jim Carey
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> >
>
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