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IP: Internic service and for this we pay them!!!! (and it
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 1997 17:50:09 -0500
From: Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing <areiter () ibm net> Subject: Web Site Problems Date: Sunday, March 09, 1997 11:38 AM For the past week or so, our Web site, http://www.wirelessinternet.com, has been out of commission because of what appears to be incompetence on the part of InterNIC (http://www.internic.net). InterNIC is the organization that registers domain names and recently began charging $100 for two-year registrations. It is charging $100 to provide, it says, better service and to keep up with demand. My Internet Service Provider paid the $100 for "wirelessinternet.com." He got another bill and paid another $100. A couple of weeks ago I got an e-mail from InterNIC that said I have five days to -- you guessed it -- pay for my domain name. I paid that via InterNIC's telephone response system -- and I received a confirmation number to prove it (along with confirmation from my Visa company which has a record of the payment.) So, InterNIC now has $300 for my domain name -- the equivalent of SIX YEARS of registration. What's the result? If you try to get to my Web site, you get the message: "The server does not have a DNS entry." In addition, if you try to send me e-mail to reiter () wirelessinternet com, it will be bounced back. So, please send any e-mail to me at: areiter () ibm net (no, I don't work there; it's just another ISP.) or to my wireless address: reiter () radiomail net. I'm very sorry if this has caused any inconvenience. I'm sure the matter will be resolved soon. (By-the-way, a copy of this message is being sent to the InterNIC.) -------------- Alan A. Reiter Editor and President, Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing Phone: 301-951-0385 Fax: 301-951-0387
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