WWW::CNic::Simple(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				    WWW::CNic::Simple(3pm)

NAME

       WWW::CNic::Simple - a procedural interface to WWW::CNic

SYNOPSIS

	       #!/usr/bin/perl
	       use WWW::CNic::Simple;

	       my @suffixes = suffixes();

	       my %results = check('test-domain', 'uk.com', 'uk.net');
	       print "test-domain.uk.com is registered.
" if ($results{'uk.com'} == 1);

	       my %whois = whois('test-domain.uk.com');
	       print "domain status: $whois{status}
";

DESCRIPTION

       This interface is intended for those who want a simplified view of the WWW::CNic library. It provides simple functions for querying the
       CentralNic system, making it ideal for one-liners and other tasks.

       Please note that it is not possible to make domain registrations or modifications using "WWW::CNic::Simple".

FUNCTIONS

	       my @suffixes = suffixes();

       This function returns an array containing the currently live CentralNic suffixes.

	       my %result = check($domain, @suffixes);

       This function does an availability check on $domain against the suffixes contained in @suffixes. Note that if @suffixes is omitted the
       check will run against all CentralNic domains.

       The function returns a hash of the form:

	       my %result = (  'uk.com'        => 1,
			       'uk.net'        => 0,
			       'eu.com'        => 0);

       where 1 indicates that the domain is already registered.

	       my %whois = whois($domain);

       This function returns a hash containing whois data for the given $domain This hash is of the form:

	       my %whois =     {       chandle	       => {    postcode        => 'SW6 4SN',
							       country	       => 'UK',
							       userid	       => 'C11480',
							       fax	       => 'N/A',
							       addr	       => "163 New King's Road, Fulham, London",
							       name	       => 'Hostmaster',
							       email	       => 'webservices@centralnic.com',
							       phone	       => '020 7751 9000',
							       company	       => 'CentralNic Ltd' },
				       expires	       => '1001458800',
				       status	       => 'Live',
				       thandle	       => # as chandle above
				       bhandle	       => # as chandle above
				       registrant      => 'CentralNic Ltd',
				       domain	       => 'toolkit-test.uk.com',
				       created	       => '1001458800'
				};

COPYRIGHT

       This module is (c) 2011 CentralNic Ltd. All rights reserved. This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
       the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

       o   http://toolkit.centralnic.com/

       o   WWW::CNic

       o   WWW::CNic::Cookbook

perl v5.12.3							    2011-05-13						    WWW::CNic::Simple(3pm)