This from the SuSE Linux mail list may help :-)
Forwarded message from "Lewis E. Wolfgang" <wolfgang@nosc.mil>
Something is definitely rotten here. Whois reports: Server Name: SLASHDOT.ORG.SUCKS.COMPARED.TO.JIMPHILLIPS.ORG IP Address: 24.240.60.16 Registrar: TUCOWS, INC. Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net Referral URL: http://www.opensrs.org Domain Name: SLASHDOT.ORG Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com Name Server: NS1.ANDOVER.NET Name Server: NS2.ANDOVER.NET Updated Date: 13-jun-2001 I've never seen whois report two registrars, especially one that says "SLASHDOT.ORG.SUCKS.COMPARED.TO.JIMPHILLIPS.ORG" I also noticed that traceroutes to both slashdot and freshmeat went through 64.14.80.154, then stopped at that point. I'd guess that some cracker broke something somewhere? Maybe a DNS crack? Maybe Andover went bankrupt and pulled the plug on us? Maybe Micro$oft is behind this? It sort of illustrates the hazards of having all the open-source eggs on one server farm.... Regards, Lew Wolfgang On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, ZephyrQ wrote:
I've been trying all day to get my /. fix, as well as Freshmeat!
Did I miss an announcement? Or is there something else going on?