Uses of the WHOIS
Traditionally:
• Contact point for incident response
• Determination of availability of domain names
But also:
• Assisting, public safety organisations, businesses, consumer groups, individuals in combating abuse and fraud and seeking redress.
• Help with online crime attribution
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