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'''WHOIS''' (pronounced as the phrase who is) is a query and response protocol that is widely used for querying databases that store the registered users or assignees of an [[Internet]] resource, such as a [[domain name]], an [[IP address block]], or an [[autonomous system]], but is also used for a wider range of other [[information]].
 
'''WHOIS''' (pronounced as the phrase who is) is a query and response protocol that is widely used for querying databases that store the registered users or assignees of an [[Internet]] resource, such as a [[domain name]], an [[IP address block]], or an [[autonomous system]], but is also used for a wider range of other [[information]].
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==

Revision as of 10:12, 4 February 2016

WHOIS (pronounced as the phrase who is) is a query and response protocol that is widely used for querying databases that store the registered users or assignees of an Internet resource, such as a domain name, an IP address block, or an autonomous system, but is also used for a wider range of other information.

Description

The protocol stores and delivers database content in a human-readable format.

The WHOIS protocol is documented in RFC 3912.

See also

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