Whois history

Chappy · 06-02-2006, 11:24 AM

Anyone know how to get Whois history without paying for it? DomainTools (formerly Whois.sc) charges for this.

Thanks!

Noetic · 06-02-2006, 11:38 AM

Hi Chappy,

Good question. Whois must be archived, and yup, it's a process of collections and storage - which equates to a revenue source. If or when you or any NPer finds a free source, please post it.

In the meantime, I have found the "Wayback Machine" useful for domain history: http://web.archive.org/collections/web.html

Thanks for the Q and good luck

scrsteven · 06-02-2006, 12:04 PM

I pay. It's not that bad..about 50 cents a day. I'd like to find it free though.

fonzie_007 · 06-02-2006, 01:05 PM

whois.ws has a limited amount of history. It is free, so you may want to give it a shot.

Chappy · 06-02-2006, 01:23 PM

Thanks fellas. - I guess I'm a cheapskate...

AdoptableDomains · 06-03-2006, 05:48 PM

There really isn't any other source for the data as far as I know. There was a company providing it a few years go for way more than what domaintools does, but it was only affordable for lawyers and such. I don't know if that company even exists any more.

If you have the odd case and don't abuse it, some members here will occassionally look one up for you. I've done this for others a time or two and PM'd them what they were looking for. Usually in the case of a helping resolve a problem or dispute.

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Noetic NamePros Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA/Philippines Posts: 70	Hi Chappy, Good question. Whois must be archived, and yup, it's a process of collections and storage - which equates to a revenue source. If or when you or any NPer finds a free source, please post it. In the meantime, I have found the "Wayback Machine" useful for domain history: http://web.archive.org/collections/web.html Thanks for the Q and good luck __________________ -= Noetic =- the difference between the right word and almost the right word is like lightning and a lightning bug - twain

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scrsteven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,267	I pay. It's not that bad..about 50 cents a day. I'd like to find it free though. __________________ SKDomains.com Distance Learning

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AdoptableDomains Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,015	There really isn't any other source for the data as far as I know. There was a company providing it a few years go for way more than what domaintools does, but it was only affordable for lawyers and such. I don't know if that company even exists any more. If you have the odd case and don't abuse it, some members here will occassionally look one up for you. I've done this for others a time or two and PM'd them what they were looking for. Usually in the case of a helping resolve a problem or dispute. __________________ AdoptableDomains.com ~~~~~Finding Good Homes for Good Names~~~~~ FuelPrices.mobi - Fish.us - ManhattanNewYork.net - Salesmen.info - SoundSystems.org Dickering.com - JobPlacement.biz - LotteryTickets.ws - Deleted.cc - Names.im - MP3.hn

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