How do I find out who own a domain?

ashy_mashy

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a domain however when I search for it, it comes up as unavailable to purchase therefore someone has purchased it. But who? I want to find their contact details and email them to see whether they are willing to sell it. When I try to access the website, it takes a long time to load and then says the usual internet explorer "The page cannot be displayed" page. So how can I email them? I want the domain!!

Chippy_Minton

Search http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jhtml - works for .uk and .com domains.

DKLS

Try http://easily.co.uk/
enter the domain name you want, ignore the extension tickboxes, this will display what is available for purchase (if any) and below that the "Sorry already taken" domains. Click on who next to the domain and you will see who owns it and their contact details.

Dack

A third option is to go to https://www.samspade.org which allws you to do the reverse lokup on domain names, IPs etc.

Put the name/ip etc in the first bix and click the 'do stuff' button.

mynamesnotdave

All you need to do is to use a bog standard whois tool.

http://dnsstuff.com is the best site for all your whois needs! They have hundreds of useful tools:

Whois, Ip ownership, reverse dns, email testing, spam database, tracerts, ping etc.

Girl_least_likely_to

Try http://www.nic.uk/ for co.uk's. Insert the co.uk in the "Whois" search on the bottom right of the home page and this will tell you who owns the domain name. HTH