@@@@@@ http://www.ar.com/lists/newdom/1158.html Re: NEWDOM: STOLEN ".com" domain belongs to Nynex reseller? Paul Svensson (paul@svensson.org) Sat, 10 May 1997 15:09:20 +0200 (MET DST) If you take a closer look, you'll find that audcom doesn't resolve, just www.audcom; that should be enough to clue anyone in on how Eugene's little "trick" is done, and also why it's not likely to become common practice. <...> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ "Eugene's little trick" is a known operational loop-hole. I would hope that all of the people representing the following Root Name Server Confederations be fully aware of this loop-hole and the long term need to evolve DNS to a more bullet-proof, industrial-strength solution. ===================================== AlterNIC - (4-5 servers) ........Eugene Kashpureff ........??? IAHC Member/Advocate ??? eDNS - (5 servers) ........Karl Denninger ........Chris Ambler InterNIC (9 servers - U.S. Government, et. al.) ........Dr. Joseph Bordogna (NSF) ........William Schrader (PSI) name.space - (12 servers) ........Paul Garrin ........??? NSI/ISI - (4 servers) ........Gabe Battista (NSI) ........Jon Postel (ISI) ===================================== -- Jim Fleming Unir Corporation http://www.Unir.Corp Check out...http://Register.A.Mall