Whois searches enable users to establish who owns, or controls, what on the Internet. Susan Prosser of DomainTools brings TB&I up to date on how it works.
Whois searches enable users to establish who owns, or controls, what on the Internet. Susan Prosser of DomainTools brings TB&I up to date on how it works.
What is whois and why does it exist?
Whois is a protocol for recording a domain registrant and its contact information. In the Internet’s early days contact records existed for purely technical reasons, enabling you to track down someone if a domain was having technical issues.
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