WhoIs v2.7

** Updated December 5^th, 2018

Query domain registration and IP address allocation records from registries around the world!

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Known Problems

• See project workboard at https://phabricator.karenware.com/project/view/16/
• To report a problem, please open a ticket at https://helpdesk.karenware.com/open.php

Enhancements/Bugs Fixed

Version 2.7 2018-12-05 [View Workboard]

1. T103 Added automatic secondary server queries on IP address searches.
2. T104 Parsing for secondary WhoIs server names improved.
3. T105 Can now query IPv6 addresses like 2607:f8b0:4009:816::200e.
4. T106 Result from each server is separated into its own output tab; and various other user interface improvements.

Previous Versions

• Version 2.6.6 (Aug 30 2008 Refresh): Updates the WhoIs and RIR server databases. No changes to the program itself.
• Version 2.6.6: Changed the way internal data files are stored to be more compatible with Windows Vista's security features. Also updated RIR information. Now current as of July 30th, 2007.
• Version 2.6.5: Added support for new/aborning ".PRO" Top-Level Domain.
• Version 2.6.4: Updated RIR information. Now current as of July 3rd, 2006.
• Version 2.6.3: Updated program to handle new German WhoIs server's (.de TLD) requirements.
• Version 2.6.1: Updated RIR information. Now current as of October 12th, 2005.
• Version 2.6: Changed the way the program detects updated RIR information.
• Version 2.5: Changed the "Tabbed Dialog" control to enable the program to work better with screen readers -- tools that help blind and vision-impaired users.
• Versin 2.4.1: Fixed bug that caused Cancel button to be disabled.
• Version 2.4: Updated Brazil's (.br) and Organization (.org) WhoIs servers. Added support for new RIR (AfriNIC). Regenerated IP-to-RIR table.
• Version 2.3: Updated TLD table to reflect new WhoIs database authority for .org TLDs. Also improved program's handling of reponses from WhoIs servers that consist of multiple data packets. Program also accepts a domain name or IP address passed via its command line, to accomodate new feature added to Karen's URL Discombobulator.
• Version 2.2.5: Added support for new RIR, Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (lacnic.net). Also updated IP address blocks assigned to the Asian Pacific Internet Registry (apnic.net).
• Version 2.2.4: Updated TLD table to include new gTLDs: .info, .biz, .aero, .coop, .museum, and .name.
• Version 2.2.3: Update TLD table to reflect ISI.edu's departure from the WhoIs server business. The .us TLD is now served by whois.nic.us, and the .edu TLD is now served by rs.internic.net.
• Version 2.2.2: Updated IP lookup via ARIN to adjust to new ARIN network WhoIs lookup syntax.
• Version 2.1.1: Can now automatically select RIR, based on each RIR's IP Address allocations.
• Version 2.0: Can now query Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) for information about IP Address blocks.
• Version 1.2: Greatly expanded list of ccTLD's fixed SLDs. This should solve many problems locating information in ccTLDs such as India, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, etc.
• Version 1.1.1: Expanded list of MIL SLDs.
• Version 1.1: Can now lookup information about generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) and country-code TLDs (ccTLDs).
• Version 1.0: None (this is the first release)

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