Let say, we want to get a date of registration of a domain name. This information can be easily obtained from whois.crsnic.net server (on port 43). However, if we want to obtain that kind of information for a short domain like AAA.COM, chances are, the server will respond like this:
Whois Server Version 2.0 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. AAA.COM.CN AAA.COM.TW AAA.COM2.CN AAA.COM To single out one record, look it up with "xxx", where xxx is one of the records displayed above. If the records are the same, look them up with "=xxx" to receive a full display for each record. ...
Obviously, it means that there are same domains with the same TLD base. How can I get the record for AAA.COM in this case? I dont really understand what does following mean.
To single out one record, look it up with "xxx", where xxx is one of the records displayed above.
Right now, my query looks like this
$sp = fsockopen ("whois.crsnic.net", 43);
fputs ($sp, "aaa.com\r\n");
If you send =aaa.com, you'll get a response that includes the following:
Server Name: AAA.COM.CN
Registrar: MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE
Whois Server: whois.melbourneit.com
Referral URL: http://www.melbourneit.com
Server Name: AAA.COM.TW
Registrar: MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE
Whois Server: whois.melbourneit.com
Referral URL: http://www.melbourneit.com
Server Name: AAA.COM2.CN
Registrar: XIN NET TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Whois Server: whois.paycenter.com.cn
Referral URL: http://www.xinnet.com
Domain Name: AAA.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://networksolutions.com
Name Server: WALDO.NATIONAL.AAA.COM
Name Server: XB.NATIONAL.AAA.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Status: serverDeleteProhibited
Status: serverTransferProhibited
Status: serverUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 20-may-2014
Creation Date: 03-aug-1990
Expiration Date: 02-aug-2019
This tells you that the appropriate whois server for aaa.com is whois.networksolutions.com. So you should retry using that server, and you'll get the details:
Domain Name: AAA.COM
Registry Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Registrar URL: http://networksolutions.com
Updated Date: 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z
Creation Date: 1990-08-03T00:00:00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-08-02T00:00:00Z
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Registrar IANA ID: 2
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@web.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.8003337680
Reseller:
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: serverDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited
Domain Status: serverUpdateProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: The American Automobile Association, Inc.
Registrant Organization: The American Automobile Association, Inc.
Registrant Street: 1000 AAA Drive
Registrant City: Heathrow
Registrant State/Province: FL
Registrant Postal Code: 32746
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: 407-444-7000
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: no.valid.email@worldnic.com
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: The American Automobile Association, Inc.
Admin Organization: The American Automobile Association, Inc.
Admin Street: 1000 AAA Drive
Admin City: Heathrow
Admin State/Province: FL
Admin Postal Code: 32746
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: 407-444-7000
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: internet.operations@national.aaa.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: The American Automobile Association, Inc.
Tech Organization: The American Automobile Association, Inc.
Tech Street: 1000 AAA Drive
Tech City: Heathrow
Tech State/Province: FL
Tech Postal Code: 32746
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: 407-444-7000
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: internet.operations@national.aaa.com
Name Server: XB.NATIONAL.AAA.COM
Name Server: WALDO.NATIONAL.AAA.COM
DNSSEC: not signed