Whois Protocol Control

Request registration information for an Internet domain name.

Reference

Control Information

Object Name WhoisClientCtl.WhoisClient

File Name CSWHOX10.OCX

Version 10.0.1468.2520

ProgID SocketTools.WhoisClient.10

ClassID A3E8A242-094A-4716-878F-E2FB1F036531

Threading Model Apartment

Help File CST10CTL.CHM

Dependencies None

Standards RFC 954

Overview

The Whois protocol control 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 control provides an interface for requesting that information and returning it to the program so that it can be displayed or processed. This control would be most commonly used to query the Whois server at whois.internic.net to obtain information about a specific Internet domain name or an administrative contact at that domain.

Requirements

The SocketTools ActiveX Edition components are self-registering controls compatible with any programming language that supports COM (Component Object Model) and the ActiveX control specification. If you are using Visual Basic 6.0 you must have Service Pack 6 (SP6) installed. It is recommended that you install all updates for your development tools.

This control is supported on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and later versions of the desktop and server platforms. If you are using Windows 7, you must have Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed as a minimum requirement. It is recommended that you install the current service pack and all critical updates available for the operating system.

This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit ActiveX controls. Native 64-bit CPU support requires the latest 64-bit version of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or later versions of the Windows operating system.

Distribution

When you distribute an application that uses this control, you can either install the file in the same folder as your application executable or as a shared component in the appropriate system folder. If you install the control in the system folder, it is important that you distribute the correct version for the target platform and it must be registered. If you install the control in the same folder as your executable, it is recommended that you use registration-free activation or COM redirection to ensure that the correct version of the control is loaded by the application.