Whois Component [IP*Works! V8]
Properties
Methods
Events
Configuration Settings
The Whois component allows you to query a WHOIS Server for Domain registration information.
NOTE: What follows is a very short description of the component interfaces.
For more information, please consult the help files that come with the respective package.
Remarks
This component implements the WHOIS protocol defined in RFC 954.
To use the component, simply call the Query method and set
the Domain parameter to the domain you wish to retrieve
information for. This will trigger a WHOIS search on the domain. Upon
completion of the search, the DomainInfo property contains
the information about the domain.
If the Server property is empty, then a search is performed
automatically at "whois.internic.net" for the appropriate WHOIS
server for the domain, and the Server property is set
to the server found.
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short
descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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| DefaultServer | The default server from which to retrieve registrar information. |
| DomainInfo | The information that is returned by the Server. |
| FirewallAutoDetect | This property tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
| FirewallType | This property determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
| FirewallHost | This property contains the name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
| FirewallPassword | This property contains a password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
| FirewallPort | This property contains the TCP port for the firewall Host . |
| FirewallUser | This property contains a user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
| Idle | The current status of the component. |
| LocalHost | The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
| Server | The server to request domain information from. |
| Timeout | A timeout for the component. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short
descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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| Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
| DoEvents | Processes events from the internal message queue. |
| Interrupt | Interrupt the current method. |
| Query | Get information about a domain. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short
descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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| Connected | Fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails). |
| ConnectionStatus | Fired to indicate changes in connection state. |
| Disconnected | Fired when a connection is closed. |
| Error | Information about errors during data delivery. |
Configuration Settings
The following is a list of configuration settings for the component with short
descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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| UseIPv6 | Whether or not to use IPv6. |
| MaxLineLength | The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found. |
| FirewallAutoDetect | Tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
| FirewallHost | Name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
| FirewallListener | If true, the component binds to a SOCKS firewall as a server (IPPort only). |
| FirewallPassword | Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
| FirewallPort | The TCP port for the FirewallHost;. |
| FirewallUser | A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
| FirewallType | Determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
| TcpNoDelay | Whether or not to delay when sending packets. |
| AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
| FirewallData | Used to send extra data to the firewall. |
| InBufferSize | The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket. |
| OutBufferSize | The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket. |
| CodePage | The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations. |