Checking the domain name is already registered or not

[Aravind Prasad]

Dear Ranchers,
I'm doing a project in JSP for a domain spacing company. They want their clients to check the domain name they have to register is already registered or not. Please help me how can i do this in JSP page

the form design is

text box : enter the domain name
check availability

for egs : if they type www.javaranch.com it has to check and bring it is already available.

Please help me how can i do this

Thanks in advance

regards

Aravind Prasad

[Deepak Bala]

Cant they use the internic service ?

[Ben Souther]

There is nothing specific in JSP for doing this.

Moving to Sockets and Other Internet Protocols.