UK Whois Lookup Tool

DB · 13-12-2005, 06:32:49 PM

Thanks for fixing the site Apd

apd · 01-01-2006, 08:09:31 PM

Just a note to let you know that I've added an extra column onto the results which now includes Overture with extension for the domain name being searched.

DB · 01-01-2006, 11:14:11 PM

Thank you very much! even better now saves valuable time!

singlefile · 02-01-2006, 02:16:09 AM

A search for "bbc.co.uk" resulted in an OVT of "-"

Thanks for this free resource by the way.

apd · 02-01-2006, 10:26:01 AM

"-" means that the Overture search timed out. We all know sometimes Overture takes forever to get a result, so I set in the script a time out of 2 seconds, that way it doesn't make the script hang.

Of course, I could set the time out to say 10 seconds or more which would result in more Overture values (if it is slow at the time) but if you are searching for 100 domains at a time it could take ages for the results to come back. It's very hard to determine a good balance between getting an Overture value for every domain and one where the user wants a fast script. Maybe I should put a time out of 5 seconds as a compromise. Hope I've explained that correctly.

singlefile · 02-01-2006, 11:21:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apd

"-" means that the Overture search timed out. We all know sometimes Overture takes forever to get a result, so I set in the script a time out of 2 seconds, that way it doesn't make the script hang.

Of course, I could set the time out to say 10 seconds or more which would result in more Overture values (if it is slow at the time) but if you are searching for 100 domains at a time it could take ages for the results to come back. It's very hard to determine a good balance between getting an Overture value for every domain and one where the user wants a fast script. Maybe I should put a time out of 5 seconds as a compromise. Hope I've explained that correctly.

I see. I thought it equated to "0"

You're near the mark with this tool, so yes, some tweaking of the timing attribute[s] would be merited.

In this case:
*I only checked one name ["bbc.co.uk"]
*OVT traffic seems relatively light at the moment [few time-outs].

Without alteration, I'd expect that your script would result in near 100% time-outs at times when OVT gets a long hammering, which is for a week or more after the time of the new monthly results being uploaded.

Good luck!

apd · 31-01-2006, 11:31:37 PM

Can somebody tell me what this means "The WHOIS query quota for 83" as I keep getting this message on my script when I search the public whois, does it mean that I have reached my quota of searches on that particular IP address.

Also, what is the maximum number of searches that can be done in a 24 hour period on the public whois?

admin · 01-02-2006, 12:00:34 AM

From the 31st January 2006 the maximum query rate will be 5 per second with a maximum of 1,000 queries per rolling 24 hours.

It used to be:
Until the 31st January 2006, the maximum query rate is 10 queries per second with a maximum of 10,000 queries per rolling 24 hours.

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Jay Daley · 01-02-2006, 09:46:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apd

Can somebody tell me what this means "The WHOIS query quota for 83" as I keep getting this message on my script when I search the public whois, does it mean that I have reached my quota of searches on that particular IP address.

Also, what is the maximum number of searches that can be done in a 24 hour period on the public whois?

It means your IP address begins 83. something and you are truncating the full message. To answer the second part of your question see

http://www.nominet.org.uk/other/whois/aup

where it says 1,000 per rolling 24 hours.

retired_member6 · 02-02-2006, 01:45:15 AM

It's a shame nominet have done that, I don't have dac access but can't check lists manually with as much certainty as before now. Are there any other resources out there? things just got a lot more difficult. I suppose it will make things more competitive when catching but buggers up searchers like me.

moniker still does bulk, they just don't show results with overture.

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02-01-2006, 10:26:01 AM	#25 (permalink)
apd Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 713 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 3)	"-" means that the Overture search timed out. We all know sometimes Overture takes forever to get a result, so I set in the script a time out of 2 seconds, that way it doesn't make the script hang. Of course, I could set the time out to say 10 seconds or more which would result in more Overture values (if it is slow at the time) but if you are searching for 100 domains at a time it could take ages for the results to come back. It's very hard to determine a good balance between getting an Overture value for every domain and one where the user wants a fast script. Maybe I should put a time out of 5 seconds as a compromise. Hope I've explained that correctly. __________________ Domain Names For Sale Last edited by apd; 02-01-2006 at 10:28:11 AM.

31-01-2006, 11:31:37 PM	#27 (permalink)
apd Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 713 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 3)	Can somebody tell me what this means "The WHOIS query quota for 83" as I keep getting this message on my script when I search the public whois, does it mean that I have reached my quota of searches on that particular IP address. Also, what is the maximum number of searches that can be done in a 24 hour period on the public whois? __________________ Domain Names For Sale

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13-12-2005, 06:32:49 PM	#21 (permalink)
DB Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lancs Posts: 5,738 Classified Rating: 100% (1) Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 109)	Thanks for fixing the site Apd

01-01-2006, 11:14:11 PM	#23 (permalink)
DB Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lancs Posts: 5,738 Classified Rating: 100% (1) Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 109)	Thank you very much! even better now saves valuable time!

02-01-2006, 02:16:09 AM	#24 (permalink)
singlefile Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 263 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 2)	A search for "bbc.co.uk" resulted in an OVT of "-" Thanks for this free resource by the way.

02-02-2006, 01:45:15 AM	#30 (permalink)
retired_member6 Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,740 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 41)	It's a shame nominet have done that, I don't have dac access but can't check lists manually with as much certainty as before now. Are there any other resources out there? things just got a lot more difficult. I suppose it will make things more competitive when catching but buggers up searchers like me. moniker still does bulk, they just don't show results with overture.