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From: Chris Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org>
To: Chris Byrnes <chris@jeah.net>
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Subject: Re: Domain WHOIS/Sendmail
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On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 06:32:24PM -0500, Chris Byrnes wrote:
>=20
> As you probably know, a lot of mentally retarded individuals are doing
> things like registering
> MY.MICROSOFT.COMPANY.IS.BETTER.THAN.YOURPENIS.ORG as a nameserver in an
> effort to make it difficult to whois microsoft.com.
>=20
> Now sendmail doesn't like it.
>=20
> Jun 19 18:27:14 awww sendmail[1105]: f5JNREJ01105: ruleset=3Dcheck_mail,
> arg1=3D<Domain.Manager.System@web14.nyat.register.com>,
> relay=3D[216.21.228.13], reject=3D501 5.1.8
> <Domain.Manager.System@web14.nyat.register.com>... Domain of sender
> address Domain.Manager.System@web14.nyat.register.com does not exist
> Jun 19 18:27:14 awww sendmail[1105]: f5JNREJ01105:
> from=3D<Domain.Manager.System@web14.nyat.register.com>, size=3D2495, clas=
s=3D0,
> nrcpts=3D0, proto=3DESMTP, daemon=3DMTA, relay=3D[216.21.228.13]
>=20

Their hostname is invalid:

$ host web14.nyat.register.com
Host not found.
$=20

> awww# whois register.com
>=20

Why would sendmail care about whois?

--=20
Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org
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FreeBSD: The Power To Serve   -   http://www.FreeBSD.org

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