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Re: What *are* they smoking?


From: Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:10:46 -0500


Once upon a time, Niels Bakker <niels=nanog () bakker net> said:
A wildcard A record in the net TLD.

$ host does.really-not-exist.net
does.really-not-exist.net has address 64.94.110.11

$ host 64.94.110.11
11.110.94.64.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer sitefinder-idn.verisign.com

It even responds on port 25 (says 550 on every RCPT TO).  Gah.

Yep, and it'll be coming soon to .com.  All your typo domain are belong
to Verisign.
-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.


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