Re: Domain search without squating?

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Author: Alan Dayley
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Domain search without squating?
Cool!

It appears to only report .com and .net. Can I point it at a different
server or something to search .org names?

Alan

George Toft wrote:
> I use the whois command to search for domain names.
>
> George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
> 623-203-1760
>
> Alan Dayley wrote:
> I am thinking of registering a few domain names. I was going to do a
> search for availability but am reluctant to do so. It appears that it
> is not uncommon for search sites, or someone in the search chain, to
> snap up names people have been looking at and registering them to sell
> them at a higher price.
>
> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060720/1255219.shtml
>
> I know 3 people to whom this has happened and 1 other who registered a
> .org and went back the next day to get .com and .net but found them
> registered since just the previous day!
>
> I'm certain many on this list have more experience than I with searching
> out domain names. How do you handle the searching issue? What sites
> are considered "safe" to use for searches?
>
> Alan


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