example.com/net/org DNS records

Mon Jan 5 02:57:07 UTC 2004

> 
> >> Does anyone know why IANA has assigned NS and A records to the
> >> example.{com,org,net,...} domains?  They even put up a website
> >> at the IP explaining RFC 2606.
> > because they are owned by the IANA.  
> 
> pedantic point:
> 
> no, they are not 'owned' by anybody.  they are *reserved*, and
> should not be used by anybody.
> 
> randy
> 

	Ok...  IANA has paid the registration fees for those
	domains in the past, I have no idea what the current
	situation is.  Now I know that paying for something 
	does not always equate to ownership, but that is a 
	common perception.  as usual, YMMV.

--bill