[whoisdatabase at hotmail.com: Re: Network Solutions Lists] (fwd)
Ulf Zimmermann
ulf at Alameda.net
Sun Dec 13 03:32:17 UTC 1998
On Sat, Dec 12, 1998 at 07:59:43PM -0500, Larry Snyder wrote:
> The problem is that it is and has to be (reasonably) public information.
> For any restriction that could be put in place, someone will certainly
> write a programatic workaround. This specific mailing is in violation
> of qual.net's AUP III.B.3....so gripe to them. And support Smith.
> ..."an Opt-In list of".......Get Real!
> -ls- (LS11)
I just noticed on the last catalog I got from Dell in the mail, that they
are walking the Database too. Because it is addressed to a fantasy name
I used for one of my domains.
>
> >>>>> Forwarded message from James Rishaw <jamie at dilbert.ais.net>
>
> Ugh!
>
> There's *got* to be a way to keep people from walking the database...
>
>
> --
> jamie rishaw (efnet:gavroche) American Information Systems, Inc.
> jamie at ais dot net infrastructure engineering
>
> "I will NOT go to a party with a version number." -davidr
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> To: internicwhois at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: Network Solutions Lists
>
>
> Hi,
>
> According to our records, you have at least
> one domain registered with Network Solutions,
> aka The Internic.
>
> http://rs.internic.net/cgi-bin/whois/
>
> Please do not be offended by this email.
> This is not a mass spam mailing. Your
> email address is on an Opt-In list of domain
> owners who are interested in increasing
> their website traffic.
>
> We can show you how to generate so much traffic,
> that it could possibly CRASH your ISP's server!
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>
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>
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>
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>
> << End forwarded message
>
--
Regards, Ulf.
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