Net::Whois::Raw - Perl extension for retrieving unparsed raw whois information. There is also a simple way of checking whether a domain is registered or not. Usage: use Net::Whois::Raw; $s = whois('perl.com'); $s = whois('freebsd.org'); $s = whois('freebsd.org.ua'); $Net::Whois::Raw::CHECK_FAIL = 1; print "Hurry up!\n" if !whois('microsoft.com');