Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 10:13:18 -0700 (MST) From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> To: Žoršur Ivarsson <totii@est.is> Cc: "hackers@FreeBSD.ORG" <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: weird IP address Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971214101050.2250H-100000@alive.znep.com> In-Reply-To: <3493FD12.2AF1873D@est.is>
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On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Žoršur Ivarsson wrote: > > what is this then ? ... > > whois 1.1.1.1 > > [No name] (NS35365-HST) > > Hostname: NS.LOTTOSPORTS.COM > Address: 1.1.1.1 > System: ? running ? > > Record last updated on 26-Nov-97. > Database last updated on 14-Dec-97 05:23:51 EDT. > Just because someone registers a record using that address doesn't mean it is allocated to anyone. You can register whatever you feel like; the InterNIC doesn't care about anything as long as you pay. This is just like how you can put any IP address in your domain files without having anything to do with it. > > and the other way around > > %whois lottosports.com > Lotto Sports Inc. (LOTTOSPORTS2-DOM) > 10863 97st > Edmonton, AB T5H 2M6 > , > CA Hmm. Same city as me.
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