Patrick
03-23-2006, 01:19 AM
Within a few days I am going to release a new version of EP-Dev Whois. I have had many requests for a variety of features and I just wanted to post what I am currently including in this release. If you want an additional feature, please speak up if you need anything else included or tweaked:
New Features in v2.20:
Internationalized Domain Names are now supported. (implemented)
Includes ability to turn enable / disable IDN support, allow IDNs for only certain extensions, and utilize ACE format of domain in appropriate templates.
Secondary Whois Lookups (implemented)
Includes the ability to look up additional whois record based on previous record as well as the ability to customize such search parameters. In other words, the script can now look up contact details pertaining to the domain automatically. This featured can be disabled.
Notice Removal (implemented)
Includes the ability to remove Terms of Use and Notices found in whois results.
Query Caching (implemented)
Includes the ability to cache the results of queries for a designated amount of time, saving both script execution time as well as multiple queries (which can come in handy if the name server limits based on IP).
Advanced Nameserver Options (implemented)
New advanced options are now available to support a wide range of nameservers that do not conform to traditional standards.
Whois Result Protection (not fully implemented yet)
Ability to enable/disable forced image verification for whois queries (to protect the contact information found in such databases).
Custom Additional Queries (not fully implemented yet)
Ability to specify any combination of additional queries to look up when original user input can be found... more so than current implementation. New implementation follows format of [[DOMAIN]].[[EXT]] to allow for a multitude of customizable additional queries (such as i-[[DOMAIN]].[[EXT]], my[[DOMAIN]].[[EXT]], or even buy-[[DOMAIN]].com ... just some examples of what is possible).
If there are any other features that were requested or that you want, please post them here.
New Features in v2.20:
Internationalized Domain Names are now supported. (implemented)
Includes ability to turn enable / disable IDN support, allow IDNs for only certain extensions, and utilize ACE format of domain in appropriate templates.
Secondary Whois Lookups (implemented)
Includes the ability to look up additional whois record based on previous record as well as the ability to customize such search parameters. In other words, the script can now look up contact details pertaining to the domain automatically. This featured can be disabled.
Notice Removal (implemented)
Includes the ability to remove Terms of Use and Notices found in whois results.
Query Caching (implemented)
Includes the ability to cache the results of queries for a designated amount of time, saving both script execution time as well as multiple queries (which can come in handy if the name server limits based on IP).
Advanced Nameserver Options (implemented)
New advanced options are now available to support a wide range of nameservers that do not conform to traditional standards.
Whois Result Protection (not fully implemented yet)
Ability to enable/disable forced image verification for whois queries (to protect the contact information found in such databases).
Custom Additional Queries (not fully implemented yet)
Ability to specify any combination of additional queries to look up when original user input can be found... more so than current implementation. New implementation follows format of [[DOMAIN]].[[EXT]] to allow for a multitude of customizable additional queries (such as i-[[DOMAIN]].[[EXT]], my[[DOMAIN]].[[EXT]], or even buy-[[DOMAIN]].com ... just some examples of what is possible).
If there are any other features that were requested or that you want, please post them here.