Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Select Load from the File menu and choose the search field that you would like the words

loaded into.

Next, browse to the word list file and click the Load button. Note that any current text that you have

in the search term will be replaced by the loaded word list. To search only for each single word in

the list (and not combinations of multiple words) set Max. Words to 1.

The maximum number of lines that will be read from a file is 20,000.

See also:

Word Lists and Search Terms

5.4

What do the Unknown and Error Status Mean?

An "unknown" status is displayed when information is returned by the domain name database

server but it does not indicate whether the domain name is available or registered. One cause for

this is with certain domains, such as 

.ac

, and 

.sh

 where the domain name database server limits

the number of queries that can be made in a given period of time, resulting in a "too many queries"

type response code.

An "error" status is displayed when information is not returned by the domain name database

server. This usually occurs when there is a problem with your Internet connection or Internet

service provider. Check that your Internet connection is working normally. A simple way to do this

is to use your web browser to browse to a couple of local and international web pages, preferably

web pages that you haven t recently visited. If the web pages display correctly then you Internet

connection is probably ok. Another cause for errors is the domain name database server itself.

Domain Name Pro searches different servers for each domain, and it is possible for the server to

be temporarily unavailable. If you are having trouble with most or all domains and you are using a

firewall then you will need to allow Domain Name Pro to connect to external hosts on TCP port 43.

See your network administrator for details.

If either of these status codes persist then please 

contact us

, stating the search that you performed

and the domain that always lists the status as unknown or error.

See also:

Domain Name Search Results Table

5.5

Can You Add Domain XYZ to the Domains List?

If there is an accessible domain name database server for that domain then yes. Please 

contact us

with the domain details. We will endeavour to find the server for the domain and if available we will

add the domain to the domain list and make the new list available as a free update for all users.

See also:

Selecting Domains

5.6

Are Pluralized Words in the Thesaurus or Popularity Database?

The thesaurus used in Domain Name Pro is a condensed version of Roget s thesaurus for

commonly used words in order to keep it to a reasonable size. It contains up to 10 alternatives

(usually 10) for more than 11,000 words. In general this thesaurus does not contain pluralized

nouns.

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