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Is there a safe method to search for domains?

• dddddaviddddd 6y ago
  Just use the `whois` tool? man page: https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=whois https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=whois source code: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd/blob/master/usr.bin/whois/whois.c https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd/blob/master/usr.bin/whois...
• csunbird 6y ago
  https://lookup.icann.org/ https://lookup.icann.org/ is what I use for basic whois information before buying and check if they domain is available.
• rkeene2 6y ago
  Yes, asking for the SOA record for the zone within the parent domain is safe and usually good enough -- and will tell you if it is registered (but not definitively if it is NOT registered). Following up with a single normal WHOIS.
• q3k 6y ago
  I've been using iwantmyname.com both as a registrar and domain search engine. Never had a name sniped from me.
  • stilisstuk 6y ago
    Agreed. Plus whoisprivacy is free if the tld supports it. Autorenewal is nice also. Only gripe is that they use authy for 2fa. This is a big gripe though.
• nuccy 6y ago
  yes, whois: whois godaddy.com whois superuselessdomainforeveryone.com look for "No match for domain" at the end
• mrweasel 6y ago
  If you can understand enough Danish to use it I can recommend https://gratisdns.dk https://gratisdns.dk
• pixl97 6y ago
  Safest way? Have a budget to buy any domain immediately that is free and that might fit what you want. Is this actually causing other problems? Probably.