I'll admit, the Operations value of this message is a bit low. But,
it does clarify how the InterNIC's use of automation is allowing people
to register domain names against another company, with no trace of
who the culprit may have been.
I thought the correct procedure was to get an ACK/NACK acknowledgement
from the owner of the DNS servers BEFORE going ahead and registering the
domains.
There's also some humor value as well:
-Rob
Some domains registered to Microsoft:
Start: 7/11/97 9:56:21 AM
Whois user[@]: do weshallprevail.com
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (WESHALLPREVAIL-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: WESHALLPREVAIL.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:56:40 AM *
Start: 7/11/97 9:57:12 AM
Whois user[@]: do RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE.COM
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:57:32 AM *
Start: 7/11/97 9:57:50 AM
Whois user[@]: do BILL-IS-LORD.COM
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (BILL-IS-LORD-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: BILL-IS-LORD.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:58:08 AM *
--
Robert A. Pickering Jr. Internet Services Manager
Cincinnati Bell Telephone rob@fuse.net
A Rough Whimper of Insanity (Information Superhighway)
PGP key ID: 75CAFF7D 1995/05/09
PGP Fingerprint: B1 63 0C 09 D8 2E 5D 69 BB 61 A2 92 22 37 63 C3
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:29:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Robert A. Pickering Jr." <pickerin@Fuse.net>
To: bob@mhmh.org
Subject: Microsoft domains (fwd)
--
Robert A. Pickering Jr. Internet Services Manager
Cincinnati Bell Telephone rob@fuse.net
A Rough Whimper of Insanity (Information Superhighway)
PGP key ID: 75CAFF7D 1995/05/09
PGP Fingerprint: B1 63 0C 09 D8 2E 5D 69 BB 61 A2 92 22 37 63 C3
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:26:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Christopher J. Utley" <cutley@fuse.net>
To: fusers@fuse.net, operations@fuse.net
Subject: Microsoft domains
Some domains registered to Microsoft:
Start: 7/11/97 9:56:21 AM
Whois user[@]: do weshallprevail.com
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (WESHALLPREVAIL-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: WESHALLPREVAIL.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:56:40 AM *
Start: 7/11/97 9:57:12 AM
Whois user[@]: do RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE.COM
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:57:32 AM *
Start: 7/11/97 9:57:50 AM
Whois user[@]: do BILL-IS-LORD.COM
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (BILL-IS-LORD-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: BILL-IS-LORD.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:58:08 AM *
--
Christopher J. Utley Webmaster
Cincinnati Bell Telephone chris@fuse.net
it does clarify how the InterNIC's use of automation is allowing people
to register domain names against another company, with no trace of
who the culprit may have been.
I thought the correct procedure was to get an ACK/NACK acknowledgement
from the owner of the DNS servers BEFORE going ahead and registering the
domains.
There's also some humor value as well:
-Rob
Some domains registered to Microsoft:
Start: 7/11/97 9:56:21 AM
Whois user[@]: do weshallprevail.com
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (WESHALLPREVAIL-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: WESHALLPREVAIL.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:56:40 AM *
Start: 7/11/97 9:57:12 AM
Whois user[@]: do RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE.COM
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:57:32 AM *
Start: 7/11/97 9:57:50 AM
Whois user[@]: do BILL-IS-LORD.COM
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (BILL-IS-LORD-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: BILL-IS-LORD.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:58:08 AM *
--
Robert A. Pickering Jr. Internet Services Manager
Cincinnati Bell Telephone rob@fuse.net
A Rough Whimper of Insanity (Information Superhighway)
PGP key ID: 75CAFF7D 1995/05/09
PGP Fingerprint: B1 63 0C 09 D8 2E 5D 69 BB 61 A2 92 22 37 63 C3
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:29:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Robert A. Pickering Jr." <pickerin@Fuse.net>
To: bob@mhmh.org
Subject: Microsoft domains (fwd)
--
Robert A. Pickering Jr. Internet Services Manager
Cincinnati Bell Telephone rob@fuse.net
A Rough Whimper of Insanity (Information Superhighway)
PGP key ID: 75CAFF7D 1995/05/09
PGP Fingerprint: B1 63 0C 09 D8 2E 5D 69 BB 61 A2 92 22 37 63 C3
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:26:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Christopher J. Utley" <cutley@fuse.net>
To: fusers@fuse.net, operations@fuse.net
Subject: Microsoft domains
Some domains registered to Microsoft:
Start: 7/11/97 9:56:21 AM
Whois user[@]: do weshallprevail.com
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (WESHALLPREVAIL-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: WESHALLPREVAIL.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:56:40 AM *
Start: 7/11/97 9:57:12 AM
Whois user[@]: do RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE.COM
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: RESISTANCE-IS-FUTILE.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:57:32 AM *
Start: 7/11/97 9:57:50 AM
Whois user[@]: do BILL-IS-LORD.COM
[rs.internic.net.]
Microsoft Corporation (BILL-IS-LORD-DOM)
3635 157th Avenue
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: BILL-IS-LORD.COM
Administrative Contact:
MSN Hostmaster (MH37-ORG) msnhst@MICROSOFT.COM
tel.: 206 882 8080 fax.: 206 703 2641
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Billing Contact:
MSN Domain Billing (MDB-ORG) msnbill@MICROSOFT.COM
206 882 8080
Record last updated on 24-Jun-97.
Record created on 24-Jun-97.
Database last updated on 11-Jul-97 04:20:56 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
ATBD.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.7
DNS1.MICROSOFT.COM 131.107.1.240
DNS3.NWNET.NET 192.220.250.7
DNS4.NWNET.NET 192.220.251.7
The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
* Whois complete 7/11/97 9:58:08 AM *
--
Christopher J. Utley Webmaster
Cincinnati Bell Telephone chris@fuse.net