> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Cheetham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 25 May 2004 9:16 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: What's going on, if anything? " Returned mail: User unknown" > > On May 25, 2004, at 8:23 PM, Rob Stockley wrote: > > On Tuesday 25 May 2004 20:19, steve wrote: > >> Obviously not too long, as it looks normal to me. > > Some of the server names are a bit wordy though, don't you think? > > > Some of the non-AOL names that got returned by the whois query, you > mean? > AOL.COM.IS.N0T.AS.1337.AS.GULLI.COM > AOL.COM.IS.0WNED.BY.SUB7.NET > AOL.COM.AINT.GOT.AS.MUCH.FREE.PORN.AS.SECZ.COM > AOL.COM > > These extra entries are completely unrelated to aol.com, and reflect > useless crap that has been spammed into the whois database. Fun. > > Immediately following these is this text :- > > To single out one record, look it up with "xxx", where xxx is one of > > the > > of the records displayed above. If the records are the same, look them > > up > > with "=xxx" to receive a full display for each record. > > Using 'whois =aol.com' gives fuller details for each match, thus > spoiling the joke a little. > > -jim
Aw, now I understand. It does spoil the joke. Ciao, Dave
