DOWNEY.NET - Whois Information

MICHAEL DOWNEY After spending the first decade of my career as an IT consultant, I'm now a graduate student at Indiana University School of Informatics. I served for a while with the United States Peace Corps in Cameroon, and am still actively involved in multiple technology projects in West & Middle Africa. At IU, my research is focused on the application of user-centered design principles and methods to international development projects (ICT4D), with specific attention to mobile health-care (mHealth) initiatives. Downey.net

To improve performance of WHOIS service and to prevent its excessive high-volume use by a single source, we implemented a randomly generated Access Code that must be entered before running a WHOIS request.

The Access Code in the box is provided in graphics format. It has letters which are generated randomly and the symbol images are distorted. The distorted symbols cannot be read by computer programs which are used for mass-collect email addresses and any customer information. Only humans can read the distorted symbols and pass the access code. The Access Code improves performance of our services. It prevents excessive high-volume use by a single source.

The services that require Access Codes are: