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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073
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