On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 03:15:19AM +0100, Matthias Hertzog wrote: > Aborting search 20 records found ..... > MICROSOFT.COM.RUNS.ON.AN.8088.ORG > MICROSOFT.COM.RAWKZ.MUH.WERLD.MENTALFLOSS.CA > MICROSOFT.COM.OHMYGODITBURNS.COM > [...] > I discovered this problem after not being able to reach microsoft's website > at www.microsoft.com
don't worry, the names you see are just "registred" name servers from some funny people... :) for example try: > whois -h whois.internic.net MICROSOFT.COM.AINT.WORTH.SHIT.KLUGE.ORG Server Name: MICROSOFT.COM.AINT.WORTH.SHIT.KLUGE.ORG Registrar: VERISIGN GRS (ORG) Whois Server: whois.verisign-grs.com Referral URL: http://www.verisign-grs.com > whois -h whois.internic.net MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.TEH.GAY.OMFGLOL.COM Server Name: MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.TEH.GAY.OMFGLOL.COM IP Address: 130.94.123.8 Registrar: ABACUS AMERICA, INC. DBA NAMES4EVER Whois Server: whois.names4ever.com Referral URL: http://www.names4ever.com etc. (look at the real domain names... for example here kluge.org or omfglol.com...) for more info about that "feature", check http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-December/015092.html or others of the many pages about that listed in google: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22MICROSOFT.COM.IS.NOT.SEXYCOOL.ORG%22 cheers & have a nice day, Olivier -- _________________________________________________________________ Olivier Mueller - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - PGPkeyID: 0E84D2EA - Switzerland ---------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maillist-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/swinog%40swinog.ch/
