Short: Check if yourname.com is available. 1.3 (bugfix) Author: AmigaOne@TheWorld.net (Alex Carmona) Uploader: AmigaOne TheWorld net (Alex Carmona) Type: comm/www Version: 1.3 Replaces: DNS.lha Architecture: m68k-amigaos Distribution: 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 local Name Servers. o Virus free. (How could there be one in 780 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:>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: 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 the InterNIC. Versions history: 1.3 (16-Apr-99) - Bugfix o Missed a double-quote in the URL o Corrected a typo in the doc 1.2 (23-Mar-99) - URL and procedure update. o Moved URL from InterNIC.net to their new site at NetworkSolution.com as the other one no longer accept external requests. o Renamed "DNS.temp" to "DNS-Result.html" to simplify the viewing of the result page with a Browser. o Now uses "Multiview" instead of "More". Looks nice with the HTML datatype. o Added a "simple" version which doesn't require HTTPJ nor GetMouseInput. o Fixed the version info. Now only shows up when no domain is entered. o Removed copyrights notice as this is freeware anyway. 1.1 (13-Oct-98) - First Aminet upload. o Added GetMouseInput to display InterNIC's response when needed. 1.0 (27-May-97) - First version. o Got tired of using my browser to search for available domain names. o Using "Ping -c1 domain.com" wasn't accurate enough as only active servers are listed on name servers, but all are on the NIC. o Found HTTPJ and made this script which made my life much easier.