The WHOIS database maintained by the InterNIC's Registration Services can
be searched by:
personal name, organization name, domain name, host name, IP number, e-mail address, and by NIC handle
(a unique identifier assigned to items as they are added to the WHOIS database).
This is a sample of the results returned for a search on the organization "cdnow". The results show
organizations containing the name "cdnow" and their domain names.