[root@netflow local]# whois -h whois.networksolutions.com yahoo.com <snip> [No name] (ID?)
If you preface your query with the word "domain", it looks like it yields the same registry information that rs.internic.net now does, with the addition of a legal disclaimer: [mct@access:(1514) ~]$ telnet whois.networksolutions.com whois Trying 198.41.0.8 ... Connected to whois.networksolutions.com. Escape character is '^]'. dom yahoo.com <snip> Whois Server Version 1.1 Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. Domain Name: YAHOO.COM Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com Name Server: NS3.EUROPE.YAHOO.COM Name Server: NS1.YAHOO.COM Name Server: NS2.DCA.YAHOO.COM Name Server: NS5.DCX.YAHOO.COM Updated Date: 24-jan-2000 <snip> The "dump" technique still works, though. -mct