


WhoisThisDomain v1.87
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2012 Nir Sofer
Web site: http://www.nirsoft.net



Description
===========

This utility allows you to easily get information about a registered
domain. It automatically connect to the right WHOIS server, according to
the top-level domain name, and retrieve the WHOIS record of the domain.
It support both generic domains and country code domains.



System Requirements
===================


* Windows operating system: Any version of Windows, from Windows 2000
  and up to Windows 8.
* Internet connection.
* On a firewall, you should allow outgoing connections to port 43.



Versions History
================


* Version 1.87
  o Updated WhoisThisDomain to parse the dates of .fi domains.

* Version 1.86
  o Add support for expire/last update dates on .co.nz domains.
  o Added --show-handles parameter for .dk domains to show handle
    information.
  o Fixed issue: The properties and the other windows opened in the
    wrong monitor, on multi-monitors system.

* Version 1.85
  o Added the WHOIS servers of .ke and .io domains.
  o Fixed issue: .ie domains that are not registered displayed by
    WhoisThisDomain as registered domains.

* Version 1.82
  o Updated WhoisThisDomain to parse the dates of
    Whois.domainsatcost.ca and Whois.Namescout.com servers.

* Version 1.81
  o Fixed bug: .be domains displayed as available even if the domain
    was registered.

* Version 1.80
  o Fixed the WHOIS server of .ru and .su domains.

* Version 1.77
  o WhoisThisDomain now detects the dates of .ca , co.uk , and .hk
    domains.

* Version 1.76
  o WhoisThisDomain now detects the dates of .ee domains.

* Version 1.75
  o Added /domainsfile command-line option, which allows you to
    easily load the domains list from a simple text file (Ascii, Unicode,
    or UTF8), for exmaple:
    WhoisTD.exe /domainsfile "c:\temp\domains.txt"

* Version 1.73
  o WhoisThisDomain now detects the 'Expires On' date of .ie domains,
    the last update date of .ir domains and the update/expire dates of
    .it domains.

* Version 1.72
  o Added the WHOIS server of .ng domains.

* Version 1.71
  o Updated the WHOIS servers of .ee and .sm domains, and added the
    WHOIS servers of .xxx and .aero domains.

* Version 1.70
  o Added 'Registered To' column, which displays the owner of the
    domain, and 'Private Registration' column, which displays 'Yes' if
    this domain is protected with privacy service.

* Version 1.66
  o Fixed the whois server for .fo, .gl, .gs, .hu, .dz, and .ua
    domains.

* Version 1.65
  o WhoisThisDomain now detects the Created Date for .dk, .cn, and
    .ru domains.

* Version 1.63
  o Fixed the .ae WHOIS server.

* Version 1.62
  o Added support for .co domains.
  o WhoisThisDomain now detects 'Registered On' line (like in co.uk
    domains) and display this date in the 'Created On' column.

* Version 1.61
  o WhoisThisDomain now detects 'Renewal date' line (like in co.uk
    domains) and display this date in the 'Expires On' column.

* Version 1.60
  o Added support for IDN domains (Internationalized domain name).
    When you type a domain name with non-English characters,
    WhoisThisDomain automatically converts it to its Ascii form and then
    submit it to the WHOIS server. This feature requires Windows XP/SP2
    or later.

* Version 1.55
  o Added support for WHOIS servers that returns the result in
    Unicode (UTF-8), like in .cn and .hk domains.
    Be aware that this change may cause some problems with other WHOIS
    servers. If you encounter any new problem that wasn't exist in the
    previous version, please report about that.
    Also, because of the new Unicode support, WhoisThisDomain may not
    work properly under Windows 98. If you're still using Windows 98, you
    can download v1.52 from here

* Version 1.52
  o Added support for .tz domains.

* Version 1.51
  o Fixed bug: WhoisThisDomain always displayed .at domain as
    registered.

* Version 1.50
  o Fixed bug for .info and .org domains: When 'Remove Top Whois
    Lines' option was turned on, a few significant lines in the top were
    missing.
  o WhoisThisDomain now detect the expire/update/created dates for
    .info, .org, and .biz domains.

* Version 1.47 - Fixed the WHOIS server for .tw domains and added WHOIS
  server for .asia domains.
* Version 1.46 - Fixed bug in the new 'pause' feature: If you set the
  'pause' to more than 20 seconds, WhoisThisDomain displayed the last
  domain as 'Failed' and continue to the next one.
* Version 1.45 - Added 'pause' option, which allows you to pause the
  domains retrieval after xx domains, so you won't be blocked by the
  WHOIS servers.
* Version 1.41 - Added support for .pr domains.
* Version 1.40 - Added 3 columns: 'Expires On', 'Created On', and 'Last
  Updated On'. These columns are filled only for domains in major
  .net/.com Registrars (GoDaddy, Network Solutions, and so on).
* Version 1.34 - Fixed the whois server of .ms domains.
* Version 1.33 - Updated the whois servers for .is, .lt, .ma, .md, .pl,
  .si, and .sk domains.
* Version 1.32 - Added/Updated the whois servers for .in, .ie, .me,
  .tel, and co.nl domains.
* Version 1.31 - Fixed bug: Wrong domain status displayed for .ca and
  .it domains.
* Version 1.30 - Fixed the whois servers for .at, .be, .bg, .cz, and
  others.
* Version 1.29 - Fixed bug: The size of domains text-box was limited to
  32 KB.
* Version 1.28 - The whois servers file now allows you to specify more
  than one server for country-code level domains. (For example: one
  server for .uk domains and the other server for gov.uk domains)
* Version 1.27 - Fixed the problem WHOIS server of .ro domains and
  fixed the WHOIS server of .cn domains.
* Version 1.26 - Fixed the WHOIS server of .jp domains to whois.jprs.jp
* Version 1.25 - The splitter location is now saved to cfg file.
* Version 1.24 - Fixed bug: The main window lost the focus when the
  user switched to another application and then returned back to
  WhoisThisDomain.
* Version 1.23 - The configuration is now saved to a file, instead of
  the Registry.
* Version 1.22 - Fixed bug: free .eu domains displayed as registered.
* Version 1.21 - Updated the WHOIS server for .com and .net domains (to
  whois.verisign-grs.com) and for .org domain (to whois.pir.org)
* Version 1.20
  o Added 'Build Domains List' option.
  o Added support for external WHOIS servers list - whois-servers.txt
  o Fixed bug: .biz and other domains detected as registered even
    when they are available.
  o Fixed the WHOIS server for .il domains

* Version 1.12 - Fixed the WHOIS server for .tr domains. Fixed bug:
  available .de domains displayed as regsitered.
* Version 1.11 - Added support for .coop domains.
* Version 1.10 - Added support for the following domains: .ws, .vc,
  .uy, .uz, .tp. .tk, .tl, .sa, .sb, .sc, .pro, .nf, .mc, .mu, .la, .ly,
  .ir, .hm, .hn, .gl, .dm, .cd, .bz, .bj, .bi, .ae, .ag, .my, .mobi.,
  .travel
* Version 1.09 - Added support for .my domains, and changed the .nl
  WHOIS server to the new one.
* Version 1.08 - Added support for .nz domains.
* Version 1.07 - Fixed the WHOIS servers for .mx and .br domains
* Version 1.06 - Fixed the WHOIS server for .ve domains.
* Version 1.05 - Fixed the WHOIS server for .pt domains.
* Version 1.04 - Added support for .eu domains.
* Version 1.03 - Added support for .tv domains.
* Version 1.02 - Fixed the problem with French domains.
* Version 1.01 - Fixed the problem with German domains.
* Version 1.00 - First Release.



Using WhoisThisDomain
=====================

This utility doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs.
Just put the executable file (WhoisTD.exe) anywhere you like, and run it.
When running WhoisThisDomain utility, the "Choose Domains" window
appears. You can type a single domain, or multiple domains separated by
commas, space characters, or enter characters. After pressing the 'OK'
button, WhoisThisDomain start to retrieve the WHOIS records for the
domains that you typed.



Creating whois-servers.txt
==========================

Starting from version 1.20, you can create your own WHOIS servers list to
override the default servers defined by WhoisThisDomain.
In order to use this feature, follow the instructions below:
1. Create a file named 'whois-servers.txt' in the same folder of
   WhoisTD.exe
2. Add the needed servers to the list. Each line should contain the
   domain extension, a space character, and then the whois server
   address. For example:

gov whois.nic.gov
com rs.internic.net 
il whois.isoc.org.il
ir whois.nic.ir


3. In the next time that you run WhoisThisDomain, the specified
   servers will be used instead of the default servers list stored in
   WhoisThisDomain.
Be aware that WhoisThisDomain only supports WHOIS servers in port 43. It
doesn't support Web-based WHOIS requests.



Build Domains List Option
=========================

If you want to check multiple domain names in combinations with multiple
domain extensions, this feature can help you. For example, if you want to
check abcde, poiuyt, lkjhgf names with .com, .org, .net, .biz extensions,
simply type the names list in the first text-box, and the extensions list
in the second one. After you click OK, you'll get the list of all
possible combinations (abcde.com, abcde.org, abcde.net, and so on...)



Command-Line Options
====================



/domainsfile <Filename>
Load all domains in the specified text file and start to get the WHOIS
information for them without pressing any button or key. The text file
can be in Ascii, Unicode, or UTF8 (with byte order mark)

For example:
WhoisTD.exe /domainsfile "c:\temp\domainslist.txt"



Translating WhoisThisDomain to other languages
==============================================

WhoisThisDomain allows you to easily translate all menus, dialog-boxes,
and other strings to other languages.
In order to do that, follow the instructions below:
1. Run WhoisThisDomain with /savelangfile parameter:
   WhoisTD.exe /savelangfile
   A file named WhoisTD_lng.ini will be created in the folder of
   WhoisThisDomain utility.
2. Open the created language file in Notepad or in any other text
   editor.
3. Translate all menus, dialog-boxes, and string entries to the
   desired language. Optionally, you can also add your name and/or a link
   to your Web site. (TranslatorName and TranslatorURL values) If you add
   this information, it'll be used in the 'About' window.
4. After you finish the translation, Run WhoisThisDomain, and all
   translated strings will be loaded from the language file.
   If you want to run WhoisThisDomain without the translation, simply
   rename the language file, or move it to another folder.


License
=======

This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely
distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any
other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you
distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution
package, without any modification !



Disclaimer
==========

The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.



Feedback
========

If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my
utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com
