NZ domains no longer show expiry when doing a whois

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#304155 9-Apr-2023 13:42

I tried some googling but couldn't find the answer

When you do a whois via command based utility on a NZ domain now you no longer get the expiry date only Updated Date, Creation Date, Original Created

If you go to dnc.org.nz and do the same lookup you get the expiry date if you do a .com domain then you get this information

I am trying to set up some monitoring on a number of domain names and wanted to create a monitor that checks the expiry using powershell

Does anyone know of any other way to get the expiry date of a domain from the command prompt even if it is a third party utility or by using another server in the whois lookup

Cheers

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#3060714 9-Apr-2023 15:52

Using dnc.nz I can see expiration dates.

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#3060716 9-Apr-2023 15:58

Was that via a whois command line request ?

whois.exe dnc.nz

WHOIS Server: whois.srs.net.nz

Domain Name: dnc.nz
Registrar URL: https://dnc.org.nz
Updated Date: 2023-01-03T01:40:53Z
Creation Date: 2014-11-19T01:34:24Z
Original Created: 2014-11-19T01:34:24Z
Registrar: Domain Name Commission Limited
Domain Status: ok https://icann.org/epp#ok
Name Server: amy.ns.cloudflare.com
Name Server: dom.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC: unsigned

No expiry is shown.... if you get something different or use a different server let me know what one

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#3062097 13-Apr-2023 08:14

Hmm same here, unable to see expiry via whois commandline.

Domain Name: xpd.co.nz
Registrar URL: www.1stdomains.nz
Updated Date: 2023-01-13T23:57:41Z
Creation Date: 2002-11-19T07:43:05Z
Original Created: 2002-11-19T07:43:05Z
Registrar: Voyager Internet Ltd T/A 1st Domains
Domain Status: ok https://icann.org/epp#ok
Name Server: dana.ns.cloudflare.com
Name Server: matt.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC: unsigned

But is fine via web interfaces. Maybe its to prevent people from using scripts etc to poach domains......

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#3062101 13-Apr-2023 08:22

does xpd stand for speed?

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#3063098 13-Apr-2023 09:22

The domain name commission is moving some -more sensitive- things behind Captcha on their website to prevent automated scraping.

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#3063103 13-Apr-2023 09:57

Batman:

does xpd stand for speed?

Bit OT :D

But no, depends who/what you ask/check ;)

I got it from a Len Deighton novel, "XPD" - in that case it stands for expedient demise.

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#3063171 13-Apr-2023 11:30

ouch oops

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#3064005 15-Apr-2023 19:09

rabsoft:

I tried some googling but couldn't find the answer

When you do a whois via command based utility on a NZ domain now you no longer get the expiry date only Updated Date, Creation Date, Original Created

If you go to dnc.org.nz and do the same lookup you get the expiry date if you do a .com domain then you get this information

I am trying to set up some monitoring on a number of domain names and wanted to create a monitor that checks the expiry using powershell

Does anyone know of any other way to get the expiry date of a domain from the command prompt even if it is a third party utility or by using another server in the whois lookup

Cheers

As others have noted, a lot of whois data is now web-only and requires you to pass a captcha, to deter abusive use (information harvesting).

I'm not sure why you'd want to monitor a value that will only ever change when the domain is renewed? Unfortunately not really doable anymore via automation, I imagine that particular value is abused by cybersquatters quite often.

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#3089096 12-Jun-2023 16:05

You can also contact the DNC support directly to get access to additional information.

I have found that helpful in the past, although they obviously can't disclose private information.