Whois Protocol Class Library

Request registration information for an Internet domain name.

Reference

Library Information

Class Name CWhoisClient

File Name CSWHOAV7.DLL

Version 7.2.7210.1845

LibID 7964A7C6-7F90-4E3A-8990-7851557FF781

Import Library CSWHOAV7.LIB

Dependencies None

Standards RFC 954

Overview

The Whois protocol library provides an interface for requesting registration information for an Internet domain name. When a domain name is registered, the organization that registers the domain must provide certain contact information along with technical information such as the primary name servers for that domain. The library provides an API for requesting that information and returning it to the program so that it can be displayed or processed. This library would be most commonly used to query the server at whois.internic.net to obtain information about a specific Internet domain name or an administrative contact at that domain.

Requirements

The SocketTools Library Edition libraries are compatible with any programming language that supports calling functions exported from a standard dynamic link library (DLL). If you are using Visual C++ 6.0 it is required that you have Service Pack 6 (SP6) installed. It is recommended that you install all updates for your development tools and have the current Windows SDK installed.

This library is supported on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. If you are using Windows XP, it is required that you have Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed. It is recommended that all service packs and critical updates to the Windows operating system be installed.

This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit libraries. Native 64-bit CPU support requires the latest 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 or later versions of the Windows operating system.

Distribution

When you distribute your application that uses this library, it is recommended that you install the file in the same folder as your application executable. If you install the library into a shared location on the system, it is important that you distribute the correct version for the target platform and it should be registered as a shared DLL. This is a standard Windows dynamic link library, not an ActiveX component, and does not require COM registration.