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Recently Registered Domains |
regseredon.com lists new domains by date of registration
(not up-to-date).
Monitor new registrations with
indom.com ($).
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Who was? |
A whois reveals who owns the domain name at present, but who owned it previously?
There are two options:
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Domain Name Extensions |
The Root Zone Database lists all "Top Level Domains" (TLDs).
- aero is restricted to certain members of the global aviation community); it is sponsored by Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques SC (SITA).
- biz is restricted to businesses); it is operated by NeuLevel.
- com is operated by Verisign Global Registry Services.
- coop is restricted to cooperatives; it is sponsored by Dot Cooperation LLC.
- info is operated by Afilias Limited.
>museum is restricted to museums and related persons; it is sponsored by the Museum Domain Management Association (MuseDoma).
- name is restricted to individuals); it is operated by Global Name Registry.
- net is operated by Verisign Global Registry Services.
- org is operated by Public Interest Registry.
- pro is restricted to licensed professionals; it is operated by RegistryPro.
Registrar contact information and descriptions are available at http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation-qualified-list.html.
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What about Canadian web sites?
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The websites mentioned above will also work for Canadian domains, but if you want to go directly to
the agency responsible for handing out domain names ending in dot.ca try
CIRA.
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Tracing IP addresses
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An IP address is the unique set of numbers which identifies a computer on the Internet. IP addresses can be static or dynamically assigned, meaning
they stay the same or change. If you have a dial-up connection, for example, your are assigned a new IP
address by your ISP every time you connect. If you have a high-speed connection which is always on, then
your IP address probably doesn't change.
To trace an IP address try a whois lookup at:
Sam Spade also offers a good collection of tools.
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How old is
this web page? |
You can find out when a particular web page was "last modified".
If you are using Netscape, go to the toolbar at the top of the page, click on View, then click on
Page Info. With Explorer, right-click your mouse, then select Properties at the bottom
of the pop-up menu.
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Archived versions |
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If the current site is unavailable or you'd like to compare it to older versions,
try archive.org.
It takes a snapshot of the site, allowing you to navigate through it just as if you had gone back in time.
Archive-It Collections
can be searched using keywords.
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Forgot the URL? |
If you only remember part of the URL, go to
Google
and click on advanced search. One of the search options
allows you to limit your search just to the URL (see example).
What about variants on the name?
Namdroppers.com enables
you to find every registered domain name in the dot.com, dot.net, dot.org, and .edu zones, that
contains all of the search terms you enter, anywhere within the domain name itself. They say
that their database contains over 29 Million Domain Names.
Alternatively, try
whois.net
(click on "Search by domain or keyword").
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Map a Website |
Loco Ciato Website Mapper
will draw a diagram showing the internal architecture of a website. The free version goes up to 30 pages.
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