Name server problems? or did Microsoft forget to pay their billagain?

Wed Jan 24 22:02:43 UTC 2001

haha check this out (sorry if someone already posted this)

 [DING!]> whois microsoft.com
[whois.internic.net]

Whois Server Version 1.3

Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

MICROSOFT.COM.WILL.LIVE.FOREVER.BUT.LUNIX.SUCKS-BYBIRTH.ARTISTICCHEESE.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.SHOULD.GIVE.UP.BECAUSE.LINUXISGOD.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.SE.FAIT.HAX0RIZER.PAR.TOUT.LE.ZOY.ORG
MICROSOFT.COM.OWNED.BY.MAT.HACKSWARE.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.N-AIME.BILL.QUE.QUAND.IL.N-EST.PAS.NU
MICROSOFT.COM.MUST.STOP.TAKEDRUGS.ORG
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.SOON.GOING.TO.THE.DEATHCORPORATION.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.SECRETLY.RUN.BY.ILLUMINATI.TERRORISTS.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.NOTHING.BUT.A.MONSTER.ORG
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.NO.MATCH.FOR.THE.UEBER-GEEKS.AT.JIMPHILLIPS.ORG
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.GOD.BUT.LINUX.SUCKS-FOREVER.ARTISTICCHEESE.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.BORING.COMPARED.TO.TEENEXTREME.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.AT.THE.MERCY.OF.DETRIMENT.ORG
MICROSOFT.COM.INSPIRES.COPYCAT.WANNABE.SUBVERSIVES.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.NO.LINUXCLUE.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.HACKED.BY.PSYKOJOKO.ON.A.ROOT-NETWORK.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.HACKED.BY.HACKSWARE.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.GUTS.NL
MICROSOFT.COM.FAIT.VRAIMENT.DES.LOGICIELS.A.TROIS.FRANCS.DOUZE.ORG
MICROSOFT.COM.ER.IKKE.NO.I.FORHOLD.TIL.LATHANS.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.AINT.WORTH.SHIT.KLUGE.ORG
MICROSOFT.COM

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>>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:29:23 EST <<<

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
Registrars.

On
Wed, 24 Jan
2001, L. Sassaman wrote:

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> On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, ken harris. wrote:
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> > > Reminds me of Eugene Kashpureff...
> >
> > hardly.
> >
> > the issue with mydomain.com is that certain *nix's have
> > it listed in /etc/resolv.conf (or the specific equivalent)
> > as an example although it's commented out. your joe-intelligent
> > administrator apparently decided to uncomment it.
>
> I actually think this is rather funny myself, too.
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> Never underestimate human stupidity. At a software company where I
> recently worked, people couldn't understand why I suggested so strongly
> that they remove things like "company.com" and "hostname.com" from their
> sample configuration files, and replace them with clearly bogus domain
> names like "example.domain".
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> Why is mydomain.com still resolving domains for random hosts? If it stops,
> the problem will quickly get corrected.
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> L. Sassaman
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> Security Architect                  |  "The only cure for
> Technology Consultant               |   sadness is learning"
>                                     |
> http://sion.quickie.net             |    --Thomas Jefferson
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