[thelist] Taking over a now defunct site...

Michael,  there's a lot of other places to search and one of them
might give you more information.  Try these:

http://www.whois.net/ 
http://www.whois.net/search.cgi2?a=1
		http://www.domainsurfer.com/
		http://www.nsiregistry.com/ 
		http://bw.org/whois/ 
            http://www.betterwhois.com/  
		http://enetregistry.com/   
            http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois/  
            https://joker.com/domain/index.html?lang=EN  
		http://www.opensrs.org/index.html 
		http://www.domainzoo.com/

Ask if you need further help.

-Hugh
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 -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:thelist-admin@lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Michael Walter Mistak
> Subject: [thelist] Taking over a now defunct site...
> 
> 
> I have been tasked with taking over a site that has now
> been defunct for approx. a year.  I will not be using any
> of the original graphics, code, or even the same host as
> the previous webmaster.  The only think worth keeping is
> the old domain name. 
> 
> My problem no one seems to know how to update the Domain
> Name to point at the host I selected.  This usually isn't
> a problem since 90% of domain names are registered through
> NetSol (now Verisign). Unfortunately this domain name isn't. 
> 
> When I search the WhoIS Database I get the following information
> about the Registrar: 
> 
> Registrar: NIC SERVICES 
> 
> I can't seem to find this on any registrar list... 
> 
> Does anyone know if this is part of some other company? 
> 
> Michael W. Mistak
>