.ORG whois broken across the Internet

[Lisa]

All .ORG domains will show as available across the internet. The cause is the switch over of .ORG. Verisign has turned off .ORG registry lookups. I am looking for a new whois server for the registry. www.pir.org is the registry but they don't have anything posted.

[edited by: Lisa at 9:33 pm (utc) on Jan. 26, 2003]

[Lisa]

Update...

PIR had VeriSign close the .ORG registry on Saturday, January 25th at 14:00 UTC (9:00 a.m. Eastern time in the USA). During this technical transition, no new .ORG registrations (or updates to existing .ORG domains) will be possible. PIR will reopen the registry for new registrations at 23:00 UTC on Sunday, January 26 (6:00 p.m. Eastern time in the USA).

But still no news on which whois server pir will operate.

[lazerzubb]

This was planned wasn't it, 2 days it was said to be down or? is now longer than it was supposed to be?

[Lisa]

Looks planned, but I am concerned about all the millions and millions of whois programs that are hardcoded to lookup .ORG domains from Verisign. I can't seem to find a valid registry whois server.

[GeorgeGG]

Mine's not hardcoded, have tried these for PIR
internic
crsnic
networksolutions
e-names

Pir picked up with godaddy

Do you know if PIR will/does have a whois server,
whois.pir.org?

Thanks
GeorgeGG

Added:
Well you said you didn't :)
Please post/sticky if you find out...

[Tapolyai]

The bigger problem is that Network Solutions is saying "anyorg.org" is available and only the second page indicates that it is not.

Think about all those mom & pop registries that rely on NS to provide the whois. They might allow "registration" of .org...

More fun on this -- When I visited the www.pir.org site, their whois page [orgtransition.info...] gives a 404!

What is even more fun is the new zone file agreement [orgtransition.info...]
For the quarterly fee of $0, you are not allowed to transfer them... Hmmm...
First - the $0 is a nice place holder for the future, and
Second - What is the purpose of zone transfer files if no-one bellow me the tree can use them? Of course this is just a "minor" glitch.

[GeorgeGG]

Ok the PIR whois works, have a link on the main page.

I'm now using whois.publicinterestregistry.net :) :)

Output is kinda weird/different....

GeorgeGG

[Lisa]

Out put is very wierd indeed...

Sponsoring Registrar:R39-LROR
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT RENEW PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:39-C
Registrant Name:CONTACT NOT AUTHORITATIVE
Registrant Street1:Whois Server:whois.enom.com
Registrant Street2:Referral URL:www.enom.com
Registrant City:N/A
Registrant Postal Code:N/A
Registrant Country:CA
Registrant Email:[e-mail]

The record is not correct, but they list the registrar whois server that has correct output so querying that server will work.

[dingman]

Seems odd that they don't just list a referral to another server, the way it does for .net and .com. I assume that's a standard format since my whois client picks up on the referrals and hits the next server for those two, as it used to for .org.

[Syren_Song]

Just tried to connect to whois.publicinterestregistry.net and the connection was refused.

Anybody know what their status is, or when we're going to be able to do anything with .org sites?

I've got a site I need to relocate, and the sooner the better.

<edit>Never mind. I tried again using [orgtransition.info...] and was able to get access fine.</edit>

[GeorgeGG]

Thanks everybody, didn't pickup on the
'Registrant Street1:Whois Server:'
part last night...
Cut and paste, recompile, upload :)

(If you get a chance, check profile)

Thanks again
GeorgeGG