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Re: What *are* they smoking?

  • From: Chris Adams
  • Date: Mon Sep 15 19:15:15 2003

Once upon a time, Niels Bakker <niels=nanog@bakker.net> said:
> A wildcard A record in the net TLD.
> 
> $ host does.really-not-exist.net
> does.really-not-exist.net has address 64.94.110.11
> 
> $ host 64.94.110.11
> 11.110.94.64.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer sitefinder-idn.verisign.com
> 
> It even responds on port 25 (says 550 on every RCPT TO).  Gah.

Yep, and it'll be coming soon to .com.  All your typo domain are belong
to Verisign.
-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.




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