MIDAS-HERITAGE.INFO - Whois Information

MIDAS Heritage | English Heritage MIDAS Heritage is the UK data standard for information about the historic environment, developed for and on behalf of the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage (FISH). It states what information should be recorded to support effective sharing of the knowledge of the historic environment, and the long-term preservation of those records. Midas-heritage.info

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: