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I've been trying to check the availability of a handful of domains in
the .re and .be TLDs, and quite frequently the web page tells me
"Syntax Error" instead of "unavailable"--looks like maybe a database
query problem?  These pop up as items on the list of domains that were
unavailable, but I'm not sure; in some cases a whois shows no record of
any such domain.  For example "he.re" returns:
"No entries found in the AFNIC Database."

Any idea what's going on there?  Thanks!

(I'll ask again in French if that's better, but my French is pretty
regrettable...)

On Jan, 10 2008 23:45 CET, Robin Tell wrote:

any such domain.  For example "he.re" returns:
"No entries found in the AFNIC Database."

That's actually correct - just try doing a whois on the command line.



Also, see the rules for .re registrations at
https://www.gandi.net/domain/re/info, in particular:

Syntax: from 3 (excl 2 letters) to 63 alphanumeric 
characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place

So he.re is not allowed - it's too short. Shame, really :)



So to anwer your question - looks like an interface bug, it should really say
'not allowed' rather than 'syntax error'.



Thanks,

Ward.