Glean Whois provides a framework for looking at information about who has registered and owns a domain name on the Web.
Step 1: Enter a URL to research:
Step 2: What kind of site is it?
Step 3: What can you learn about its ownership?
Look at its . This information tells you about who registered and owns the domain name you entered. When the screen appears, you can highlight text to search for more information.
Step 4: What can you learn from its history?
The Way Back Machine lets you explore a site's history. When you click on the red history link, you'll launch this application which saves past versions of web sites and lets you see how the sites have changed over time. What can you learn by looking at its? Can you find anything in a former version of a web site that tells you more about the owners intent?
Step 5: Reference Materials
can be helpful, too. Wikipedia does not have central editing and fact checking oversight, but its contributors cover a wide range of of organizations and it contains information about many public, educational, and commercial sites. What can you learn by looking here?
Step 6: Who else links to it?
Sometimes the sites that link to a domain can tell you something about that domain. Look at the What kinds of sites are they? Are they reputable, or not? What does this tell you about the site?
Step 7: Print or Download
Print or save the information you need. Select your notes and/or the WhoIs report, and whether you want to print them or save them as a PDF to your desktop.
My Text Entry
Site ownership(whois)
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Use this space to write notes about what you find. You can save or print this information in Step 7.
Help!
What is this information?
Whois information is information that companies who run the Web have about the owners of individual websites.
Within the Whois information about a site, Registrant, Administrative or Technical Contact are most helpful at the beginning. Highlight the names, addresses or e-mail addresses to perform an automatic search on the information. Read more about how to plan your research about a website.
What do I do with the results?
Use the WhoIs information as a starting point to learn what you can about the domain you are researching.
Read more about how to make the best use of this information. Or, if you like to explore on your own, don't forget to employ the Wikipedia and the Website History links, too!
How do I know I've found everything?
Your work is finished only when you believe you've learned what you need to know. Usually, you can ask yourself: based upon what I know, do I find this source trustworthy? Do I need to look further?
Ownership Results
The information in the Registration and Search results box show who owns, administers, and serves as the technical contact for the domain. Sometimes, this information is hidden on purpose.
Questions to ask
What does WhoIs tell you about the owner? Is the owner an individual, a company, or another third party? Is the owner choosing to stay private? Why might someone make that choice? Is this an old or new registration? Does the ownership suggest anything about the site's content?
Summary of WhoIs Information
Domain Name - Confirms the name of the domain you are looking at.
Created on/updated/expiration: When registration first happened/was last updated/expires.
Sponsoring registrar - The company through which the domain was registered.
Registrant name/email - The name/email of the person who registered the domain.
Admin Name/Admin email- The person/email who administrates the domain.
Tech Name/Tech email- The technical contact/email for the domain.
Name Server - The machine that matches the name with an actual IP address.
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