Re: Microsoft spokesperson blames ICANN

[Alex Pilosov <alex () pilosoft com>]

This comes up every few months on various mailing lists. 

> 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.

whois =microsoft.com

All the others are various nameservers registered by people trying to be
funny.

-alex

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Stephen J. Wilcox wrote:

> Out of interest.. does anyone happen to know why rs.internic.net reports
> the following of microsoft.com?
>
> [rs.internic.net]
>
> Whois Server Version 1.3
>
> Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
> with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
> for detailed information.
>
> MICROSOFT.COM.WILL.LIVE.FOREVER.BUT.LUNIX.SUCKS-BYBIRTH.ARTISTICCHEESE.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.SHOULD.GIVE.UP.BECAUSE.LINUXISGOD.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.SE.FAIT.HAX0RIZER.PAR.TOUT.LE.ZOY.ORG
> MICROSOFT.COM.OWNED.BY.MAT.HACKSWARE.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.N-AIME.BILL.QUE.QUAND.IL.N-EST.PAS.NU
> MICROSOFT.COM.MUST.STOP.TAKEDRUGS.ORG
> MICROSOFT.COM.IS.SOON.GOING.TO.THE.DEATHCORPORATION.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.IS.SECRETLY.RUN.BY.ILLUMINATI.TERRORISTS.NET
> MICROSOFT.COM.IS.NOTHING.BUT.A.MONSTER.ORG
> MICROSOFT.COM.IS.NO.MATCH.FOR.THE.UEBER-GEEKS.AT.JIMPHILLIPS.ORG
> MICROSOFT.COM.IS.GOD.BUT.LINUX.SUCKS-FOREVER.ARTISTICCHEESE.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.IS.BORING.COMPARED.TO.TEENEXTREME.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.IS.AT.THE.MERCY.OF.DETRIMENT.ORG
> MICROSOFT.COM.INSPIRES.COPYCAT.WANNABE.SUBVERSIVES.NET
> MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.NO.LINUXCLUE.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.HACKED.BY.PSYKOJOKO.ON.A.ROOT-NETWORK.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.HACKED.BY.HACKSWARE.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.GUTS.NL
> MICROSOFT.COM.FAIT.VRAIMENT.DES.LOGICIELS.A.TROIS.FRANCS.DOUZE.ORG
> MICROSOFT.COM.ER.IKKE.NO.I.FORHOLD.TIL.LATHANS.NET
> MICROSOFT.COM.AINT.WORTH.SHIT.KLUGE.ORG
> MICROSOFT.COM
>
>
> --
> Stephen J. Wilcox
> Internet Manager, Opal Telecom
> http://www.opaltelecom.co.uk/
> Tel: 0161 222 2000
> Fax: 0161 222 2008
>
> On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Simon Lockhart wrote:
>
> > > Might I suggest that the Microsoft DNS server software has something to
> > > do with this problem ;)
> >
> > Perhaps every ISP should gang up on M$ and blackhole their /24 with the 
> > DNS servers in, so that they spend even longer trying to work out why it 
> > isn't working ;-)
> >
> > Simon
> > -- 
> > Simon Lockhart                       |   Tel: +44 (0)1737 839676 
> > Internet Engineering Manager         |   Fax: +44 (0)1737 839516 
> > BBC Internet Services                | Email: Simon.Lockhart () bbc co uk 
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