Ok - I've removed the offending subscripties in the interim and mailed them to repair their mail server.
Charles Daminato TUCOWS Product Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 22 May 2002, quicknet wrote: > Actually i have no idea why it posted a second time that's really wierd. > I didnt send it twice... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Chvostek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Charles Daminato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "quicknet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "opensrs discuss" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 10:01 PM > Subject: Re: NETSOL NEW WHOIS > > > > > > On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 11:12:54PM -0400, Charles Daminato wrote: > > > > > > If you need a HOST handle, just query whois.crsnic.net - this will work > > > for all com/net/org HOST handles > > > > > > $ whois -h whois.crsnic.net dns1.tucows.com > > > > No, Chuck, we covered this yesterday when quicknet sent his message > > the first time. whois.crsnic.net will provide IP addresses for host > > names, and host names for IP addresses, but it will not provide the > > NSI host handle in Verisign Registrar's customer database. That's > > supposed to come from whois.networksolutions.com with the command line: > > > > $ whois -h whois.networksolutions.com "host ns.it.ca" > > > > The host handle is a string (/[A-Z]+[0-9]+-HST/) which is a unique key > > for that record in NSI's database. It can have its own maintainer > > (which itself is just a pointer to a contact handle), and historically > > has been used as the data source for the glue with which NSI pollutes > > the registry. > > > > The host handle is necessary if you want to get NetSol to email you a > > list of domains associated with a particular DNS server. NetSol will > > provide the information on the phone to anyone who claims to be the > > owner of the parent domain, but they've removed the lookup capability > > from their whois server, and currently still claim that it's an error > > that will be cleared up in the next few months. > > > > -- > > Paul Chvostek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Operations / Development / Abuse / Whatever vox: +1 416 598-0000 > > it.canada http://www.it.ca/ > > >
