How to Find Usernames Listed to a Domain Name
User names for certain domains may be found out through what is called a "Whois" search. A "Whois" search does not take more than few minutes to execute and is very easy to follow. Execution of "Whois" searches must be for a genuine reason regarding a particular domain name. Using these searches and the information obtained for other reasons is highly discouraged because such activity is categorized as spamming.
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Instructions
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Enter "who.is" or "whois.net" in the address bar of any preferred browser.
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Enter the domain name within the search space provided at the selected Whois search engine. Usually you do not need to use the "www" prefix, but some sites may require the prefix.
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Click the "Search" button or a button named as "Whois." Now the search engine looks for information requested at the domain name registry. If met with an error message, check the spellings of the domain name and follow the instructions of the website.
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Take note of the user name and also other details such as email address or contact telephone numbers if needed. It's important to note that some domain name owners prefer to hide their original details from public visibility, hence they tend to use services such as "Whois protection" provided by most domain registrars.
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Tips & Warnings
Although a Whois search provides user names and other information regarding registered domain names, a considerable number of domain owners choose to either hide their details or use secondary contact information because of the growing concern of spammers using Whois databases.
Who-is search is used to find not only user names for domain names but also to look up details for IP addresses and perform reverse IP searches.
Domain name traders use heavily Whois data to determine expiration and domain drop dates for domain names.
Heavily using Whois searches to find user names for domain names is highly discouraged and these services have the capability of recognizing user IP addresses and blocking users from further using their services.
Bulk Whois searches are not encouraged, as there can be no genuine reason for such activity unless for bulk purchasing of domain names for business purposes.
Continuous Whois search too falls to the category of spam related activities.
