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Whois Console
is used for making special queries or for querying a non-default
whois server. Sometimes a standard query output would create a need
for making a special query to obtain more detailed information.
Here is an example of a standard query output for the domain
macrovision.co.jp:
You see that Tech and Admin
information cannot be retrieved with a standard query. Let's
suppose you need to obtain the technical support contact
information. You can open the Whois Console by clicking
View
=> Whois Console
or Query
=> Custom Query,
type in whois.nic.ad.jp
for whois server and
YM676JP
/e for query, where
YM676JP is the administrator's handle and /e is used for
suppressing Japanese output. Click Connect
and you will see the following
output:
Whois Console has a built-in
list of many whois servers located all over the world. To select a
server from the list, click on the Select
button. If you want to
customize or update this list, click on the Select
button, and the list of servers
will be displayed. To add a new server to the list, click on
the Add button and specify the address of the
server in the Server
field, select the country in
the Country
box, and add an optional
description. If you would like to edit an entry from the list,
select it and click on the Edit button. To delete an entry, select it and
click on the Delete
button.
Right-clicking on the list of
servers brings up the following menu:
Select
– enters the selected server
into the Whois Server
field in Whois
Console.
Add
– brings up a dialog window for
adding a server to the list.
Edit
– brings up a dialog window for
editing the selected server.
Delete
– deletes the selected server
from the list.
Copy
– copies the entire list of
servers or the selected entry, server address, country, or
description to the clipboard.
Save
As – saves the list of
servers in text, HTML, XML, or XLS format.
Right-clicking on
Whois
Console window brings up
the following menu:
Clear
– clears the Whois Console
window.
Copy
– copies the selected text to
the clipboard.
Select
All – selects all text
in the output area.
Save
As – saves the query
result as text file.
Font
– allows you to select the font
for the Whois Console
window.
Auto
Clear – when enabled,
the current query results are deleted before processing the next
query.
Auto
Scroll – automatically
scrolls down to the bottom of the query result text.
Word
Wrap – toggles word wrap
for the query result text in the Whois Console
window.
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