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- Short: Check if yourname.com is available. (Shell only)
- Uploader: Amiguy@TheWorld.net
- Author: Amiguy@TheWorld.net
- Type: comm/www
- Version: 1.1
- Distr: Freeware - No restriction.
-
- Requirements:
-
- o Any Amiga (Most likely you're using one right now!)
- o A TCP/IP compatible stack i.e. AmiTCP or Miami.
- o The following programs: (included in this archive)
- - HTTPJ 2.0 ©1996 by Piergiorgio Ghezzo. (Freeware)
- - GetMouseInput 1.3 ©1997 by Tim Jackson. (Freeware)
-
-
- Features:
-
- o Amazingly simple. (Try the same on a Mac/PC)
- o Usefull, customizable, and much quicker than using a browser.
- o 100% accurate results, unlike Name Servers.
- o Virus free. (How could there be one in 694 bytes of TEXT?)
- o Free!
-
- Description:
-
- Domain Name Search (DNS) is a simple script designed to check the
- availability of domain names. It uses "HTTPJ" to lookup the InterNIC's
- WHOIS database and "GetMouseInput" to detect if you want more details.
-
-
- Installation:
-
- o Extract the archive to RAM:with lha e.g.:
- "1.RAM:>lha -a e DNS.lha"
- o If you haven't specified the option -a (preserve attributes) when
- you decompressed DNS.lha then add the "script" flag to DNS e.g.:
- "1.RAM:DNS>protect +s DNS/DNS"
- o Extract the other 2 archives in DNS
- o Copy DNS/DNS to S: or AmiTCP:bin or wherever makes you happy.
- o Copy GetMouseInput and HTTPJ somewhere in your path or add an alias
- in your user-startup such as "alias httpj NET:HTTPJ/httpj"
- o That's it, you're all set!
-
-
- Usage:
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- o 'DNS' by itself will show the correct syntax.
- o 'DNS ?' will prompt you for the domain name.
- o 'DNS domain.com' will lookup the domain on InterNIC.
-
- Notes:
- o You can replace .com with .net .org .gov or any valid country.
- o Hold the left mouse button within 2 seconds after the DNS response,
- to see who currently owns that domain name. If you want to see the
- InterNIC reply in a more readable format, modify the script and
- replace "More" with "Multiview" (if you have the HTML datatype) or
- use any other HTML viewer.
- o Also try typing 'DNS your_last_name' or 'DNS Amiga'.
-
-
- Just in case:
-
- o I included the previous version (DNS1.0) for those who don't want
- to know who owns the domain name when it's taken. Because it doesn't
- check for the mouse, it's a bit faster. If you remove the last line of
- the script, you'll be able to read InterNIC's output later, from the
- file T:DNS.html, otherwise it will be deleted immediately.
- o It is assumed that you have a C: directory with the standard commands
- o The same goes for a TCP stack... (e.g. AmiTCP or Miami from Aminet)
- o And an Internet Provider, but it's not on Aminet! ;)
- o Do I need to mention the modem? and the phone line!?
- oh, you have a DS3? Sure...
- o Never mind.
-
-
- Restrictions:
-
- o Awww, I don't like that word. Therefore it is FREEWARE!
- o Feel free to edit the file and change anything you want. Freedom!
- o Actually, you can do really anything you want with it, even delete it.
- o What about formatting your hard disk? Go ahead! It's okay...
- o As long as you made a backup! it helps with fragmentation.
- o That is, if you manage to restore the backup...
-
- Disclaimer:
-
- o Freedom has a price :( If the use of my 694 keystrokes ends up causing
- you another kind of stroke, or has ANY kind of side effect on the perfectly
- predictable course of your life, or ANY consequence WHATSOEVER (beside
- happiness) on ANYTHING that exists, did exist until then, will exist from now
- on, would have existed until then or will never cease to exist anymore...
- ...it's all YOUR fault! Yep, it's on you buddy! Can't blame me. Nope.
- In short: No warranty of any kind is expressed,implied, blablabla.
-
- Undocumented Features: (a.k.a. "BUGS")
-
- o They aren't bugs, just a few typos here and there. ;)
- o DNS has a simple and safe "routine" which stops the execution, should
- HTTPJ fail for some reason. It will display all DOS error messages, i.e.
- "Unknown command" if HTTPJ is not in the path and "!not connected!" if
- your TCP/IP stack is not running. So, where is the bug? You may ask.
- o Well, since 99% of the time the problem is being offline, the
- "not connected" message will show up regardless of what precisely went
- wrong with the connection. But most likely, you will be online and so
- everything will be fine. I could have added a message for every possible
- errors, but it didn't seem necessary.
- o No other know bugs.
-
- Please report any bug/suggestion to Amiguy@TheWorld.net
- As usual, send all complaints to NIL:
-
- BTW: I collect PC viruses. Would anyone trade a "DMV-Record-Cleaner"
- for an "IRS-Discounter"? I'll throw in some "Escom-Resurectors"
- as they don't work on Amigas anyway. J.K. :)
-
- History:
-
- 1.1 First Aminet upload
- Added GetMouseInput to display InterNIC's response when needed.
-
- 1.0 First version
- Got tired of using my browser to search for available domain name.
- Using "Ping -c1 domain.com" wasn't accurate enough as only active
- servers are listed on name servers, but all are on the NIC.
- Found HTTPJ and made this script which made my life much easier.
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