whois

is this for real?

http://www.whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=www.microsoft.com

look at the list

#423810

you do realize that "microsoft.com" in this case is just a subdomain of "MIKLEFEDOROV.COM" (for example).

#423821

i dont get it....

its got almost nothing to do with m$

#423825

you do realize that "microsoft.com" in this case is just a subdomain of "MIKLEFEDOROV.COM" (for example).

no i didn't

#423856

I don't understand any of this. Does anyone have the patience to explain please?

#423863

It's nothing but a listing of sub-domains that spoof sites have created.

microsoft.com is legit... if there is ANYTHING to the RIGHT of .com, the listing is a sub-domain.

#423867

but.. why doesn't it show the registration data for the domain? Isn't that what Whois.net is for?

#423869

You can hide registrant info.

This particular search looks like it was for all DNS entries that contained www.microsoft.com and not just for www.microsoft.com.

Here is the record for www.microsoft.com

http://reports.internic.net/cgi/whois?whoi...com&type=domain

Domain Name: MICROSOFT.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.tucows.com
Name Server: NS4.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS3.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS2.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS1.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS5.MSFT.NET
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
EPP Status: clientDeleteProhibited
EPP Status: clientUpdateProhibited
EPP Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 10-Oct-2006
Creation Date: 01-May-1991
Expiration Date: 02-May-2014

Here is the full whois record...

Whois info for, microsoft.com:
Registrant:
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain name: MICROSOFT.COM
Administrative Contact:
Administrator, Domain domains@microsoft.com
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
+1.4258828080
Technical Contact:
Hostmaster, MSN msnhst@microsoft.com
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
+1.4258828080
Registration Service Provider:
DBMS VeriSign, dbms-support@verisign.com
800-579-2848 x4
Please contact DBMS VeriSign for domain updates, DNS/Nameserver
changes, and general domain support questions.
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 27-Aug-2006.
Record expires on 03-May-2014.
Record created on 02-May-1991.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS3.MSFT.NET 213.199.144.151
NS1.MSFT.NET 207.68.160.190
NS4.MSFT.NET 207.46.66.126
NS2.MSFT.NET 65.54.240.126
NS5.MSFT.NET 65.55.238.126
Domain status: clientDeleteProhibited
clientTransferProhibited
clientUpdateProhibited

#423872