What is WHOIS or Domain Ownership Information
In short it is the global catalog of domain ownership, it contains information who is a domain registered with, name, address, phone number, email, and name server information. Since 2013 registrars are required to send an email at the WHOIS address so that domain owners must click through and verify. WHOIS databases are created and maintained by individual registrars and not ICANN, world’s main registry. Domain Name System uses whois data to maintain an international directory of domain names including determining the availability of a domain name.
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