Short:    Check if yourname.com is available. (Shell only)
Author:   Amiguy@TheWorld.net
Uploader: Amiguy@TheWorld.net
Version:  1.1
Type:     comm/www
Distr:    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 Name Servers.
o Virus free. (How could there be one in 694 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.


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 InterNIC.


Please report any bug/suggestion to Amiguy@TheWorld.net
As usual, send all complaints to NIL:

BTW: I collect PC viruses. Would anyone trade a "DMV-Record-Cleaner"
     for an "IRS-Discounter"? I'll throw in some "Escom-Resurectors"
     as they don't work on Amigas anyway. J.K. :)


History:

1.1 First Aminet upload
Added GetMouseInput to display InterNIC's response when needed.

1.0 First version
Got tired of using my browser to search for available domain name.
Using "Ping -c1 domain.com" wasn't accurate enough as only active
servers are listed on name servers, but all are on the NIC. 
Found HTTPJ and made this script which made my life much easier.


============================= Archive contents =============================

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------  -------------
     694     383 44.8% 14-Oct-98 03:27:38  DNS
    5037    2634 47.7% 14-Oct-98 05:41:36  DNS.doc
     625     348 44.3% 27-May-97 05:51:14  DNS1.0
    7905    7905  0.0% 14-Oct-98 02:46:18  GetMouseInput.lha
   25867   25867  0.0% 14-Oct-98 02:35:38  HTTPJ200.lha
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
   40128   37137  7.4% 14-Oct-98 22:09:14   5 files