Whois searches the Internet for domain name administration details, such as domain ownership, address, location, phone number, dns servers and so on, about a specific domain name.
Whois tool is available in all linux OS as well as other OS also. Whois is also availabe online.
Example:
whois eccouncil.org
[Querying whois.publicinterestregistry.net]
[whois.publicinterestregistry.net]
NOTICE: Access to .ORG WHOIS information is provided to assist persons in
determining the contents of a domain name registration record in the Public Interest Registry
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Domain ID:D81180127-LROR
Domain Name:ECCOUNCIL.ORG
Created On:14-Dec-2001 10:13:06 UTC
Last Updated On:22-Jul-2008 13:44:54 UTC
Expiration Date:14-Dec-2014 10:13:06 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR)
Status:OK
Registrant ID:tudWNRx8nZtFHrvG
Registrant Name:Technical Support
Registrant Organization:EC-Council
Registrant Street1:3819 Osuna Rd NE
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Registrant City:Albuquerque
Registrant State/Province:NM
Registrant Postal Code:87109
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.2127098253
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Registrant Email:info@eccouncil.org
Admin ID:tu5CH8cTqPzxTAEi
Admin Name:Technical Support
Admin Organization:EC-Council
Admin Street1:3819 Osuna Rd NE
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Admin City:Albuquerque
Admin State/Province:NM
Admin Postal Code:87109
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.2127098253
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Admin Email:info@eccouncil.org
Tech ID:tu8jivUXxCudWa9J
Tech Name:Technical Support
Tech Organization:EC-Council
Tech Street1:3819 Osuna Rd NE
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Tech City:Albuquerque
Tech State/Province:NM
Tech Postal Code:87109
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.2127098253
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Tech Email:info@eccouncil.org
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