Microsoft Registered Domains

14 Jul 1997

      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