Ask HN: Which WHOIS service do you use?

#1

Post by julien_c » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 8:28 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Which WHOIS service do you use?

#2

Post by pocsav » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 8:57 AM UTC

First google result for whois

#3

Post by popshopp » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 9:07 AM UTC

I use Godaddy's, but would love to hear about better ones.

#4

Post by nfriedly2 » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 9:09 AM UTC

pocsav wrote: post #2

First google result for whois

DomainTools or NetworkSolutions?

#5

Post by danbee » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 9:23 AM UTC

    $ whois

#6

Post by julien_c » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 12:42 PM UTC

danbee wrote: post #5

$ whois

I didn't even know this existed! Is it default UNIX?

#7

Post by codegeek » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 3:05 PM UTC

nfriedly2 wrote: post #4

pocsav wrote: post #2

First google result for whois

DomainTools or NetworkSolutions?

I like Network Solutions.

#8

Post by danbee » Sun, Jul 29, 2012, 8:25 PM UTC

julien_c wrote: post #6

danbee wrote: post #5

$ whois

I didn't even know this existed! Is it default UNIX?

It's installed by default on Mac OS. It's not necessarily there on other *nix's though.