In
this case, we
will be scanning
a single domain
name list, thus
we do not need
to Automatically
Run a domain
name list. After
your lists are
selected, you
have the option
to choose how
many threads
you want open.
In general,
the more threads
open, the more
connections
you have open
and thus the
quicker scanning
lists takes.
However, it
is not recommended
to have a large
number of threads
open for prolonged
periods of time
as it can cause
strain on your
system. Our
recommendation
is 5 threads
as it has shown
to work best
on most high
speed internet
lines.
After
all domain name
lists are checked
and the amount
of threads open
is set, you
will then click
the Go
button. Next,
a file box will
appear asking
for you to select
which domain
name file you
want to scan.
All files scanned
must be .TXT
files and there
must be a line
break between
each domain
name. Once the
file is selected
and opened,
WHOIS Analyzer
will rename
the file to
*filename*.txt.bak
(*filename*
is the actual
file's name,
WHOIS Analyzer
only adds '.bak'
to the end of
the file).
After the domain
name list is
selected, WHOIS
Analyzer will
automatically
begin scanning
the domains
against the
WHOIS servers.
Time Elapsed
displays the
how long the
file has been
scanned for.
Time Remaining
estimates
the time that
remains until
scanning the
file is complete.
Times are calculated
on the total
number of submissions
since WHOIS
Analyzer started
with the current
domain name
list. Completed
refers to the
amount of domain
names that have
been submitted
to the WHOIS
servers thus
far. Total
refers to the
total amount
of domain names
that are in
the current
domain name
list. Progress
calculates and
divides the
Completed
domains by the
Total
amount of domain
names. Exceeded
refers to any
domain name
that was rejected
or denied by
the WHOIS servers;
in this case
it will be added
to the end of
the domain name
file and will
be scanned again
until a successful
response is
received from
the WHOIS servers.
If
you want to scan all
domain name lists supported
by WHOIS Analyzer (Pre-Hold,
Hold, RedemptionPeriod
and PendingDelete) then
they must be selected
in that exact order.
For example, here we
are going to scan all
5 domain name lists
automatically. To begin,
we will select to Automatically
Run - Hold, Redemption
and Pending. After the
three are checked, click
the Go button
and select the file
PRE-HOLD.TXT (**Note**
PRE-HOLD.TXT, HOLD.TXT,
REDEMPTIONPERIOD.TXT
AND PENDINGDELETE.TXT
will be created after
WHOIS Analyzer has completely
completed its first
domain name list; such
as the one we selected
at the top of this page
- 0620003.txt). After
you select PRE-HOLD.TXT
it will be renamed to
PRE-HOLD.TXT.BAK and
the new file will be
called PRE-HOLD.TXT.
The backup file (PRE-HOLD.TXT.BAK)
is safe to delete.
After PRE-HOLD.TXT
is completed,
WHOIS Analyzer
will automatically
continue to
HOLD.TXT. Again,
the same procedures
will take place;
it is safe to
delete HOLD.TXT.BAK
after it is
successfully
scanned and
completed.
After
HOLD.TXT is
completed, WHOIS
Analyzer will
automatically
continue to
REDEMPTION.TXT.
The same procedures
take place as
PRE-HOLD.TXT
and HOLD.TXT.
After
REDEMPTION.TXT
is completed,
WHOIS Analyzer
will automatically
continue to
PENDINGDELETE.TXT.
Again, as the
previous, it
is safe to delete
PENDINGDELETE.TXT.BAK
after WHOIS
Analyzer has
successfully
completed scanning
the domain name
list.
It
should be noted
that WHOIS Analyzer
supports Pre-Hold,
Hold, RedemptionPeriod,
PendingDelete
and Expired
domain names
for .COM and
.NET. However,
because of the
new standards
for .ORG domain
names, as of
now only PendingDelete
and Expired
domain names
are supported.
III.
Help:
Above
is an internal
program error
that WHOIS Analyzer
may cause while
being used.
If this error
occurs you will
be prompted
with two options:
to click Yes
and send the
error data that
was logged to our
technicians
to help resolve
the problem,
or to click
No and have
no data sent.
