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All of us are conversant the role search engines play and how easy they have made our life on the internet. Truly without them, we would be lost and will not be able to find the information we seek as quickly as we can do so today.

Something similar is the service provided by the WHOIS domain search, as this wonderful database repository that is maintained by each and every domain registrar consists of all necessary and critical contact information concerning the domains they host. The details that are maintained in the database include the name of the server, the registrar name and so on.  For instance, the Internet Network Information Center or InterNIC as it is popularly known keeps a WHOIS database that tracks all registrar and server name details for domains ending in .com,.net and .org.

Hence when a WHOIS domain search is launched, we are actually making use of WHOIS applications or tools like http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx or http://www.checkdomain.com to go through the stored contact information related to a particular domain that has already been stored in one of the WHOIS databases within the internet space. This database will immediately flash back the relevant and required information pertaining to that domain name and very soon you have the name as well as contact information including the details of the administrator in charge of that particular domain in front of you. It is truly amazing and without this facility, internet would never be so efficiently managed. Here you must be aware that the domain name information may change based on how they are maintained on each registrar and that change will get reflected in the WHOIS database instantly.

So what are the uses of WHOIS?

a) You can use it to rectify any mistake in your contact details as the moment you run a check on the WHOIS domain name search that holds your details, the same gets flashed in front of you. By getting in touch with your web host, you can correct the mistakes showing and have the details as per your choice.

b) It is possible to find out details about a website’s existence, tenure and the location of the company or person of that particular website through the WHOIS domain name search. You can thus unearth possible scams by doing a comparison with what is displayed on the site and take necessary action. For example, if a particular website claims to be in operation for many years and your domain name search reveals the contrary, then you know that the website cannot be trusted.  Of course, sometimes you may not get the information through the WHOIS, if the same has been protected by the entity using the protection service offered by certain web hosting companies.

What happens when a website owner seeks protection?

In this case, the privacy of the owner is protected and that helps him from getting exposed to any spam related to domains on the internet. It is only the contact information of the domain name that will be revealed, when a WHOIS search is done and the owner’s name remains a secret. The owner of course can renew, transfer or sell the domain at his convenience.