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Date:      Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:15:12 -0800 (PST)
From:      Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>
To:        drow@drow.net (Dan Jacobowitz)
Cc:        jas@flyingfox.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: weird IP address
Message-ID:  <199712150015.QAA06706@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971214173517.29424A-100000@mars.abcinternet.net> from Dan Jacobowitz at "Dec 14, 97 05:38:48 pm"

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> 
> On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Jim Shankland wrote:
> 
> > Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> writes:
> > 
> > > I am saying you can use whatever IP you want for a nameserver
> > > when registering a domain via the InterNIC and they will not
> > > trying to figure out if you are authorized to use it.  The
> > > InterNIC will list that nameserver in the DNS for that domain,
> > > will add a glue record for the nameserver, and will create a
> > > host record.  You can't have multiple host records for one IP,
> > > though.
> > 
> > Back when domain registration was free, InterNIC would actually
> > check the name servers you named, making sure that they were reachable
> > and had proper NS and SOA records for your new domain.  If not, your
> > registration was put on hold until you fixed things.
> > 
> > Now that they're charging money for the service, evidently they
> > can no longer afford to do this :-(.
> 
> 
> It strikes me as a little odd that InterNIC puts reverse DNS for the
> nameservers on their root servers - in fact, judging by my past
> experiences, I could ahve sworn that they did not.
> 
> (In fact, hgaving just gone to check a few others, they do not)
> 
> Apparently they only do so if no other NS is responsible for ther reverse
> range specified!
> 
> Go figure.  An InterNIC bug?

This one is around for a longer time already:

Gatekeeper ulf /home/ulf > whois 111.111.111.111
[No name] (NS35119-HST)

   Hostname: NS1.MINDGFX.NET
   Address: 111.111.111.111
   System: ? running ?

ditto this one:

Gatekeeper ulf /home/ulf > whois 222.222.222.222
[No name] (NS35120-HST)

   Hostname: NS2.MINDGFX.NET
   Address: 222.222.222.222
   System: ? running ?

Gatekeeper ulf /home/ulf > whois MINDGFX.NET
Mindblowin GFX (MINDGFX-DOM)
   Mellby 8
   Laholm, Halland 312 96

   Record last updated on 21-Nov-97.
   Record created on 21-Nov-97.
   Database last updated on 14-Dec-97 05:23:51 EDT.

This was a different domain before. 

Ulf.

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