2

When I query a whois server with something like google.com, I get a whole slew of unrelated results, including things like GOOGLE.COM.SPAMMING.IS.UNETHICAL.PLEASE.STOP.THEM.HUAXUEERBAN.COM. Here I'm doing it manually with netcat, but you get similar results using whois:

$ echo google.com | nc whois.internic.net 43

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

Aborting search 50 records found .....
GOOGLE.COM.AFRICANBATS.ORG
GOOGLE.COM.ANGRYPIRATES.COM
GOOGLE.COM.AR
GOOGLE.COM.AU
GOOGLE.COM.BAISAD.COM
GOOGLE.COM.BEYONDWHOIS.COM
GOOGLE.COM.BR
GOOGLE.COM.CN
GOOGLE.COM.CO
GOOGLE.COM.DO
GOOGLE.COM.FORSALE
GOOGLE.COM.HACKED.BY.JAPTRON.ES
GOOGLE.COM.HANNAHJESSICA.COM
GOOGLE.COM.HAS.LESS.FREE.PORN.IN.ITS.SEARCH.ENGINE.THAN.SECZY.COM
GOOGLE.COM.HK
GOOGLE.COM.HOUDA.DO.YOU.WANT.TO.MARRY.ME.JEN.RE
GOOGLE.COM.IS.APPROVED.BY.NUMEA.COM
GOOGLE.COM.IS.NOT.HOSTED.BY.ACTIVEDOMAINDNS.NET
GOOGLE.COM.LASERPIPE.COM.DOMAINPENDINGDELETE.COM
GOOGLE.COM.LOLOLOLOLOL.SHTHEAD.COM
GOOGLE.COM.MX
GOOGLE.COM.MY
GOOGLE.COM.NS1.CHALESHGAR.COM
GOOGLE.COM.NS2.CHALESHGAR.COM
GOOGLE.COM.PE
GOOGLE.COM.PK
GOOGLE.COM.SA
GOOGLE.COM.SHQIPERIA.COM
GOOGLE.COM.SOUTHBEACHNEEDLEARTISTRY.COM
GOOGLE.COM.SPAMMING.IS.UNETHICAL.PLEASE.STOP.THEM.HUAXUEERBAN.COM
GOOGLE.COM.SPROSIUYANDEKSA.RU
GOOGLE.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.COM
GOOGLE.COM.TESTZZZZ.3000-RI.COM
GOOGLE.COM.TR
GOOGLE.COM.TW
GOOGLE.COM.UA
GOOGLE.COM.UK
GOOGLE.COM.UY
GOOGLE.COM.VABDAYOFF.COM
GOOGLE.COM.VN
GOOGLE.COM.WORDT.DOOR.VEEL.WHTERS.GEBRUIKT.SERVERTJE.NET
GOOGLE.COM.YUCEHOCA.COM
GOOGLE.COM.YUCEKIRBAC.COM
GOOGLE.COM.ZNAET.PRODOMEN.COM
GOOGLE.COM.ZZZZZ.GET.LAID.AT.WWW.SWINGINGCOMMUNITY.COM
GOOGLE.COM.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.GET.ONE.MILLION.DOLLARS.AT.WWW.UNIMUNDI.COM
GOOGLE.COM.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.LOLLERSKATES.RENDRAG.NET
GOOGLE.COM.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.HAVENDATA.COM
GOOGLE.COMICTOWEL.COM
GOOGLE.COM

How do I only get the whois data for the exact domain google.com?

IQAndreas
  • 10,145
  • 21
  • 59
  • 79

2 Answers2

2

I found it, but the solution may vary from whois server to whois server.

For whois.internic.net, use the keyword domain in your query:

Often, the search finds more records than just the one wanted. Specify both type and full name to look up a specific record (for example, domain ibm.com).

So, either of these commands should work:

$ echo "domain google.com" | nc whois.internic.net 43
$ whois "domain google.com" -h whois.internic.net

If that command does not work, query the whois server with either ? or HELP in order to get details about the allowed commands:

$ echo "?" | nc whois.internic.net 43
IQAndreas
  • 10,145
  • 21
  • 59
  • 79
  • I tested the `domain` keyword on `whois.name.com`. Unfortunately, it did not work, however, it doesn't matter, because any queries to the Name.com whois server only gives back results for **exact matches**, unlike InterNIC's partial matching. – IQAndreas Sep 25 '15 at 12:53
-1

Why not the whois command itself? 

whois google.com

Should get what you seek

Root
  • 9
  • 1
  • Not on my machine: https://gist.github.com/IQAndreas/5c04b3d56af92b910ad0 (I still get flooded with all those "unrelated results") – IQAndreas Sep 25 '15 at 14:00