>Someone asked me yesterday if there is a way to know who is the owner of a domain. Various queries can be done at Internic, etc., however, we haven't found one that is detailing the status of a domain. Is there such an option available?
www.whois.netExample for evandelay.com
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WHOIS information for evandelay.com:
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Organization: Evan Delay
address: #2 1828 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 4A3 CA
Admin contact: Delay, Evan
email:
edelay@VANHOSP.BC.CA phone: 604 2536092
fax:
Tech contact: Hostmaster, Domain
email:
hostmaster@DOTEASY.COM phone: 604 6086868
fax: 604 6086832
Nameservers: dns2.doteasy.com
dns1.doteasy.com
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