RE: [cobalt-users] OT: Programming Question - Expired lists...

["Dan Kriwitsky" <webhosting@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I case you didn't see it in the subject this is a bit off topic
> so some of you may
> want to stop reading now.  That said, I'll proceed.  I see a lot
> of services that
> offer lists of expired domain names.  While I think these list
> would be useful, I
> can't imagine it should be all that difficult to write a program
> to search for them
> myself.  Does anyone know how this can be done.  I only really
> know PHP, but I do
> know a little perl.  Just thought I'd ask the list.  (Even though
> this probably
> won't hit the list for a week and a half.....).
>

I would guess that if you're an accredited registrar, or connected with one,
you have the database to run the program against.
--
Dan Kriwitsky

 P.S. It looks like NSI is getting ready to clean out their database of
expired domains so they'll be available again. IIRC, last time I was waiting
for a domain, a day or so before it became available the whois info looked
just like it's looking now. That is, all the details except the NS info has
disappeared from the network solutions whois results.
DK