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Record Nr.

UNINA9910208950403321

Autore

Bruen Garth O.

Titolo

WHOIS running the Internet : protocol, policy, and privacy / / Garth O. Bruen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-118-98577-X

1-118-98576-1

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 pages) : illustrations, tables

Classificazione

COM032000

Disciplina

004.67/8

Soggetti

WHOIS (Computer network protocol)

Internet domain names - Government policy

Privacy, Right of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book provides a comprehensive overview of WHOIS. The text begins with an introduction to WHOIS and an in-depth coverage of its forty-year history. Afterwards it examines how to use WHOIS and how WHOIS fits in the overall structure of the Domain Name System (DNS). Other technical topics covered include WHOIS query code and WHOIS server details. The book also discusses current policy developments and implementations, reviews critical policy documents, and explains how they will affect the future of the Internet and WHOIS"--