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System, method, and article of manufacture for maintaining and accessing a whois database

  • US 8,090,693 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2008
  • Issued: 01/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for maintaining a whois database, comprising:

  • extracting a plurality of unique identifiers from an audit file, each unique identifier corresponding to a modified or deleted domain name record within a registrar database; and

    for each unique identifier;

    determining whether a first domain name record that corresponds to the unique identifier exists within the registrar database;

    if the first domain name record exists, retrieving the first domain name record from the registrar database;

    determining whether a second domain name record that corresponds to the unique identifier exists within the whois database;

    if the second domain name record exists, retrieving the second domain name record from the whois database;

    comparing the first domain name record to the second domain name record; and

    updating the second domain name record, within the whois database, based on the first domain name record.

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