Question

Here is what I get:

And here is my complete code:

import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
class whois {
  public static void main(String args[])throws Exception {
     int c;
     Socket s=new Socket("whois.internic.net",43);
     InputStream in=s.getInputStream();
     OutputStream out=s.getOutputStream();
     String str=(args.length==0 ? "www.osborne.com" : args[0])+"\n";
     byte buf[]=str.getBytes();
     out.write(buf);
     while((c=in.read())!=-1) {
       System.out.print((char)c);
     }
     s.close();
  }
}

Now if I go to this and type there osborne.com, they will give me information about this domain.
But I am getting a different output.
What is the reason for this? Please explain.

Answer 1

Change your “www.osborne.com” to “osborne.com”.

osborne.com is a registered domain which you can search for in whois. www.osborne.com is a host, not a domain.