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| SmartWhois Help Documentation |
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You can customize the program's configuration by clicking Settings => Options. Network Query Query time-out – this field sets the time limit for each query. If no information is received during the specified time, the query is cancelled. Depending on the speed of your Internet connection and the accessibility of whois servers you may want to increase or decrease the query timeout. Delay queries in batch mode by – this field sets the interval between queries sent in batch mode. This is useful when you process long lists of IP addresses or domains, because some whois databases may block access from your IP address if you perform too many queries within a short period of time, which is often the case if you have a high-speed Internet connection. By default, the delay is set to 0. If you experience the problem described above, you may want to set the delay to any value between 1 and 10 seconds. Check for Google Page Rank / Check for Alexa Traffic Rank – enable these options to have the program display Google Page and/or Alexa Traffic ranks. Note that enabling these options may slow down the program's performance slightly, as additional network connections are needed for displaying this information. Prompt to re-query unfound items when processing batch files – check this box if you want SmartWhois to prompt you to re-query a batch file. Sometimes the program cannot get information on all the items in the batch file due to whois server time-outs or temporary database problems. In such cases SmartWhois will suggest to scan the batch file once again and send queries for those items that were not initially found. If this checkbox is not checked, the items that were not processed are written to failed_dom.dat file in the application folder. Disable auto-sorting when processing batch files – prevents the program from automatically sorting the left panel's list when processing batch files. This allows you to see the list of IP address as it appears in the input batch file. Swap hot keys for domain and IP queries – by default, pressing the Enter key performs an IP address/hostname query, and pressing the Enter key while holding the Ctrl key performs a domain query. Check this box if you want this to work vice versa. Clear query history on exit – clears the program's drop-down list from the recent queries. Ping Check if host is reachable (ping) – checks if the host is reachable at the moment by pinging it. If the box is checked, SmartWhois sends pings (echo requests) to the host and waits for the reply. If the host is geographically too far away from you, some of the pings can be lost en route because this kind of network packets have the lowest priority. Due to this reason the program usually sends more than one ping (4 by default) and the response time is calculated as a mean value. You can change the number of pings by modifying the value in the corresponding box. The time-out box displays the maximum time the program will wait for ping replies. Disable ping when processing batch files – prevents the program from pinging each host or IP address contained in the batch while making queries. Custom ping message – allows you to change the default string contained in ping packets. To use this feature, check this box and type your own message in the textbox below. Firewall If the computer running SmartWhois does not have a direct Internet access, you need to configure SmartWhois proxy settings in order to perform whois queries. Use SOCKS proxy – check this box if your PC is part of a LAN and doesn't have direct access to the Internet. You must enter the host address and port to be able to use this feature. Click Configure and enter the address of the SOCKS proxy server and the port number. If the proxy requires authentication, check the corresponding checkbox and enter the User ID and password. Please note that SmartWhois will try to automatically detect the proxy server host (IP address) and port number. Please refer to the Using SmartWhois From Behind a Firewall chapter for more information on configuring a SOCKS proxy server. Use HTTP or HTTPS proxy – check this box if your PC is a part of LAN and you connect to the Internet through a HTTP or HTTPS proxy server. Click Configure and enter the address of the HTTP or HTTPS proxy server and the port number. Please note that the proxy server must support the "CONNECT" method. Please refer to the Using SmartWhois From Behind a Firewall chapter for more information. Advanced Resolve IP address to host name – if this box is checked, the program will try to resolve the host name for the entered IP address when you send a query. Both name resolution and pinging are performed simultaneously with the whois server queries and do not require extra time. Cache SmartWhois is capable of caching the output of all queries, as well as maintaining a DNS lookup results cache for future use. If you enter an IP address or a host name that has been previously queried the program finds the query results in the cache and immediately displays the information even if you are not connected to the Internet. Data Enable data caching – use this checkbox to enable this feature. You can change the maximum cache size using the Maximum cache size box. When the limit is reached the oldest records are removed from the cache. The current cache file size is displayed in the box with the same name. Auto-save interval, min. – allows you to enable or disable cache auto-saving and set the auto-saving interval. View Cache – allows you to view cached records. Clear Cache – purge the cache. DNS Enable IP address / hostname caching – check this box if you want SmartWhois to cache DNS queries. On the Internet a Domain Name Server (DNS) mechanism is used for resolving hostnames to IP addresses. Usually your computer queries the DNS of your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for an IP address corresponding to a hostname. However it is possible to have DNS information stored on your local computer, which may make the program work faster. Maximum number of records – use the box to adjust the DNS cache size. The current number of cached records is displayed in the box with the same name. View Cache – allows you to view cached DNS records. Clear Cache – purge the DNS cache. Remember that hostnames corresponding to IP addresses can be changed by their owner. The whois server authority can change high-level DNS records, and if you have an old record in your local DNS cache SmartWhois might be unable to access these hosts. Clearing the local DNS cache can solve this problem. Export This tab allows you to configure the fields to be included in text, XLS, or XML files when you save results. Don't include tags – if this box is checked, the text output will not contain such tags as <ip address> or <administrative contact>. When exporting the data to XML and XLS formats the tags are always included. Integration This page is for managing a number of plug-ins and add-ons that allow SmartWhois to integrate with browsers and e-mail applications. You can install or remove the following options:
System Run on Windows Startup – if this box is checked, the program is automatically launched every time you start Windows. Show Tray Icon – if this box is checked, a SmartWhois icon will be displayed in the system tray area. Right-clicking on it pops up a menu for quick access to the frequently used SmartWhois functions. If you would like to open the program's main window, double click the icon or right-click on it and select Show from the pop-up menu. On startup minimize to tray – if this box is checked, SmartWhois will run minimized every time it is launched. If you would like to open the program's main window, double-click the SmartWhois icon or right-click on it and select Show from the pop-up menu. Enable Automatic Application Updates - if this box is checked, the program will check if an update for the current version is available and will prompt you to download and install it. You may want to set the interval between SmartWhois update checks in the Interval between checks field. Hotkeys This page contains hotkeys that allow you to open a number of SmartWhois and perform clipboard and window queries. To enable a hotkey, check the corresponding box and use your keyboard to select a unique hotkey for the selected action (e.g. hold down Ctrl + Shift + H) then click OK. Note that the selected hotkey combinations should be unique in order to not create conflicts with hotkeys assigned by other applications. Miscellaneous Automatically de-obfuscate URLs – check this box to have the program decode obscure (or standard) URLs when you paste them to the input field. An examples of such URL is: http://new.sec.34333QQ@193490259912/o%62s%63ur%65%2e%68t%6D . Save all nodes when dragging – this option controls the contents of the SmartWhois archive that is created when you drag data from the application window. If this box is checked, the resulting file contains data for all nodes on the left panel. If this box is not checked, only the currently selected node will be saved. |
