Microsoft spokesperson blames ICANN

Wed Jan 24 23:30:01 UTC 2001

Registered DNS server names?

-Mat Butler

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen J. Wilcox [mailto:steve at opaltelecom.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 1:59 PM
To: Simon Lockhart; Dave McKay
Cc: nanog at merit.edu
Subject: Re: Microsoft spokesperson blames ICANN 

Out of interest.. does anyone happen to know why rs.internic.net reports
the following of microsoft.com?

[rs.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

--
Stephen J. Wilcox
Internet Manager, Opal Telecom
http://www.opaltelecom.co.uk/
Tel: 0161 222 2000
Fax: 0161 222 2008

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Simon Lockhart wrote:

> 
> >Might I suggest that the Microsoft DNS server software has something to
> >do with this problem ;)
> 
> Perhaps every ISP should gang up on M$ and blackhole their /24 with the 
> DNS servers in, so that they spend even longer trying to work out why it 
> isn't working ;-)
> 
> Simon
> -- 
> Simon Lockhart                       |   Tel: +44 (0)1737 839676 
> Internet Engineering Manager         |   Fax: +44 (0)1737 839516 
> BBC Internet Services                | Email: Simon.Lockhart at bbc.co.uk 
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> 
> 
> 
> 

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