title: How to query Verisign Whois data in vb.net?
body: <p>This says that <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4468628/getting-a-full-copy-of-the-whois-database?rq=1">Getting a full copy of the WHOIS database</a> is good to scan whois data for my class assignment.</p>
  
  <p>How do I do so with vb.net?</p>
  
  <p>Do I use a webclient? What's the host? Get or post?</p>
  
  <p>I tried </p>
  
  <pre><code>http://registrar.verisign-grs.com/webwhois-ui/rest/whois?q=nationaltirewarehouse.org&amp;tld=org&amp;type=domain
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>followed by</p>
  
  <pre><code>page = wc.DownloadString(URL)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>it works for .com and .net but not for .org.</p>