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whois
Last modified: Thursday, March 28, 2002 

An Internet utility that returns information about a domain name or IP address. For example, if you enter a domain name such as microsoft.com, whois will return the name and address of the domain's owner (in this case, Microsoft Corporation).

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Allwhois.com
Listing of whois seach engines for different countries. Allows you to check domain name availability in any country.

DaveCentral Finger and Whois Software
Provides links to finger and whois software, freeware, demos, and betas.

Web Interface to Whois
Allows whois queries to find out who owns and administers an Internet domain.

Yahoo!'s whois page
Yahoo!'s directory of whois.

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