[External] Re: Parler

Thu Jan 14 02:08:26 UTC 2021

I see your point, but I am not sure running the authoritative name
servers for a site meets the popular definition of "hosting" them.
Epik is currently denying that they are going to host Parler in a
traditional sense, though they are the registrar for parler.com. since
a couple of days ago.

Of course, Amazon could ding Epik for being Parler's registrar, but
that would truly be a reach, since they aren't Parler's Web host.

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On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 5:42 PM Matt Corallo <nanog at as397444.net> wrote:
>
> In case anyone thought Amazon was being particularly *careful* around their enforcement of Parler's ban...this is from
> today on parler's new host:
>
> $ dig parler.com ns
> ...
> parler.com.             300     IN      NS      ns4.epik.com.
> parler.com.             300     IN      NS      ns3.epik.com.
> ...
> ns3.epik.com.           108450  IN      A       52.55.168.70
>
> $ whois 52.55.168.70
> ...
> OrgName:        Amazon Technologies Inc.
>
> and for the curious, ns4.epik.com is hosted by an Epik sub, but from a cursory glance appears to be single-homed to
> CDN77, which is vaguely surprising to me.
>
> Matt
>
> On 1/10/21 3:23 AM, William Herrin wrote:
> > Anybody looking for a new customer opportunity? It seems Parler is in
> > search of a new service provider. Vendors need only provide all the
> > proprietary AWS APIs that Parler depends upon to function.
> >
> > https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/09/amazon-parler-suspension/
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bill HErrin
> >