Is there a program, script, or other software tool that will allow one
to query the various whois databases for .com, .net., .org, .biz,
.info, and .us using a keyword.  For example, if I wanted to find all
registered domains in the above gTLDs that contain the term "pepsi," I
should be able to enter the term into the program, and obtain a list
of all the registered domains containing the term.  For an example
(restricted to .com, .net, and .org unfortunately), see
http://www.namedroppers.com/advanced.html . Basically, I am looking
for something similar that also handles the new gTLDs .biz, .info, and
.us.

Namedroppers.com is quite a search tool! In fact, as far as I've been
able to discover, it's unique among online search services. The
closest similar search engine is available from:

[ http://www.domainsearch.com/ ]

DomainIt!, NameBoy, and Dotster all offer their own extended versions
of keyword searching, but without quite the exact flexibility and
exclusion capabilities of Namedroppers.

[ http://www.domainit.com ]
[ http://www.nameboy.com ]
[ http://www.dotster.com ]

Many freeware and shareware CGI scripts are available for domain
lookup, you'll find an excellent listing of them at the CGI Resource
Index:

[ http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Internet_Utilities/Whois/
]

In this listing wasn't able to find a freeware script that has the
same functionality, but after looking at the source, I believe several
of them could be modified to provide the features you're seeking.


Cdomain Software offers CdomainPro, a domain lookup script which can
be configured to provide keyword searching. It is priced at $99.95 for
a single-user license. This is a framed site, you'll need to click on
the Products button on the left menu, then scolldown to the bottom
portion of the page to select Cdomain Pro from the product
descriptions.

[ http://www.cdomain.com/ ]

Direct link to framed content: http://www.cdomain.com/cdpro.html

I've also located a couple of software programs which can extract the
data you you're looking for from whois databases.

Domain Name Analyzer from Softnik Technologies has the ability to
search domain names using keywords and some filtering criteria. It's
freeware - download is available at:

[ http://www.findgoodnames.com/dna.htm ]

Available Domains from AlphaCom Software comes in both Professional
and Standard editions. They support all 524 Top-Level Domains, and
offer tremendous flexibility in search and filtering, as well as
reporting. The output format of the free download trial is different
than Namedroppers, however, the purchased version will allow
configuration of the reporting display as you wish.

Additional resources for Domain Name lookup may be found at:
[ http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Domain_Names/Name_Search/
]

or using the search terms: domain name lookup services
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&q=domain+name+lookup+services


I hope these resources are useful to you. If you would like
clarification of anything, please, just ask.

~larre-ga

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Clarification of Answer by larre-ga on 17 May 2002 17:10 PDT

Alphacom Software Available Domains URL (which I managed to somehow
delete when transerring my answer):

[ http://www.alphacomsoft.com/avdomains.htm ]

~L

http://www.whois.net/ also has a keyword searching feature.