Website/docs/application/whois.md
With Whois you can retrieve Whois information for a domain directly from the Whois server associated with the top-level domain.
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Whois data for a domain is publicly available and provided by the domain registrar. The Whois protocol is based on TCP and uses port 43. Data is transmitted as unencrypted plain text. Because the Whois protocol is not standardized, the format of the response may vary by registrar.
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The firewall must allow outgoing TCP connections on port 43 to the Whois server associated with the top-level domain. For example, querying borntoberoot.net requires access to whois.verisign-grs.com:43.
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For .de domains, DENIC no longer provides information via the Whois protocol.
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| Domain | Description |
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borntoberoot.net | Query Whois information for a .net domain |
| Action | Description |
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| Copy | Copies the selected information to the clipboard |
| Export... | Exports the selected or all results to a file |
Inherit the host from the general settings.
Type: Boolean
Default: Enabled
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If this option is enabled, the domain is overwritten by the host from the general settings and the domain is disabled.
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Domain to query for Whois information.
Type: String
Default: Empty
Example: borntoberoot.net