names in combination with the multiple tld extensions the above process is then repeated for u201c petesplace u201d u201c petescafe u201d and u201c petesrestaurant u201d after each of the names has been queried with each of the multiple tld extensions the ssl socket is closed or returned to the socket pool step 570 and the query results for the set of names is displayed in an availability results table step 580 0041 fig6 illustrates an availability results table 620 shown in a web based embodiment 610 the availability results table 620 allows the user to immediately see which names are in use by others and which names are available to be registered in the registry database 140 in one embodiment a hypertext link not shown to additional information is provided for each name tld pair listed as not available for domain name registration the user can select the link to find out information concerning the registered domain name such as registrant name contact information and or domain name expiration date the hypertext link may for example include a text message such as u201c not available u201d additionally the availability results table 620 provides check boxes 630 or another selection mechanism for each available domain name whereby the user can select multiple domain names for registration in the registry database 140 pull down fields radio buttons and other types of display elements may alternatively be used for this purpose the availability results table 620 a for another embodiment is shown in fig7 as illustrated in fig8 the user is allowed to select multiple names to be submitted for domain name registration at one.