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+version 1.39, 2024/03/05 16:06:32
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  root zone database.
  It contains information about top-level domains.
  .It Fl i
- Use the Network Solutions Registry for Internet Numbers
+ Use the traditional Network Information Center (InterNIC)
- .Pq Tn whois.networksolutions.com
+ .Pq Tn whois.internic.net
  database.
- Historically, it contained network numbers and domain contact information
+ This now contains only registrations for domain names under
- for most of
  .Tn \&.COM ,
  .Tn \&.NET ,
  .Tn \&.ORG
  and
- .Tn \&.EDU
+ .Tn \&.EDU .
- domains.
+ You can optionally specify the type of object to search for:
- However, the registration of these domains is now done by a number of
+ .D1 Ic whois -i ' Ns Ar type Ar name Ns Ic '
- independent and competing registrars and this database holds no information
+ where
- on the domains registered by organizations other than Network Solutions, Inc.
+ .Ar type
- Also, note that the
+ is one of
- .Tn InterNIC
+ .Em domain , nameserver , registrar .
- database
+ The
- .Pq Pa whois.internic.net
+ .Ar name
- is no longer handled by Network Solutions, Inc.
+ may also contain
- For details, see
+ .Li *
- .Lk https://www.internic.net/ .
+ wildcards.
- .Pp
- (Hint: Contact information, identified by the term
- .Em handle ,
- can be looked up by prefixing
- .Qq Li \&!
- or
- .Qq Li handle\ \&
- to the
- .Tn NIC
- handle in the query.)
  .It Fl l
  Use the Latin American and Caribbean IP address Regional Registry
  .Pq Tn LACNIC