-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Roeland Meyer Sent: May 14, 2001 1:42 PM To: 'Curtis Maurand'; John Murphy Cc: Roeland Meyer; nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: To CAIS Engineers - WAKE UP AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS
However, I have not yet found a single upstream that even knows how to do it, let alone offers this as a service. They are also not happy that I won't sign control of my domains over to them and that I run my own zone servers.
It looks to _me_ (as it does to about 95% of the people on this mailing list, I'm sure) like you're trying to use something totally inadequate for your purposes. If you're using the standard "small business trying to get a connection for web browsing and email" package that's aimed at your average non-computer-related small business (eg: a small law or accounting firm), then you shouldn't be surprised that they want to be the technical contact and authoritative DNS for your domains, because that's part of their offering. And, I might add, it's a very good thing they offer that, because your average small business probably doesn't have a clue what DNS is.
BTW, if you know an ISP that does, I want their contact number. I'm not trying to win any arguments here. If I lose then I win, because I will have found a decent vendor. Also, with my monthly recurring cash on the line, don't you think I've been looking? Also, SpeakEasy seems to not have heard about SWiP.
As someone posted before (but you probably didn't read): vivienm@amethyst:~$ host www.mhsc.com www.mhsc.com is a nickname for vweb1.mhsc.com vweb1.mhsc.com has address 216.27.184.250 vivienm@amethyst:~$ whois -a 216.27.184.250 Speakeasy Network (NETBLK-SPEAKEASY-4) SPEAKEASY-4 216.27.128.0 - 216.27.191.255 Black, Alex (NETBLK-SPEK-RMEYER-0) SPEK-RMEYER-0 216.27.184.224 - 216.27.184.255 To single out one record, look it up with "!xxx", where xxx is the handle, shown in parenthesis following the name, which comes first. The ARIN Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Network Information: Networks, ASN's, and related POC's. Please use the whois server at rs.internic.net for DOMAIN related Information and whois.nic.mil for NIPRNET Information. vivienm@amethyst:~$ whois -a \!NETBLK-SPEK-RMEYER-0 Black, Alex (NETBLK-SPEK-RMEYER-0) 440 Mission Court Fremont, CA 94539 US Netname: SPEK-RMEYER-0 Netblock: 216.27.184.224 - 216.27.184.255 Coordinator: Stollar, Andreas (AS3414-ARIN) abuse@speakeasy.net +1-206-728-9770 (FAX) (206)728-1500 Record last updated on 13-Mar-2001. Database last updated on 12-May-2001 22:47:54 EDT. The ARIN Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Network Information: Networks, ASN's, and related POC's. Please use the whois server at rs.internic.net for DOMAIN related Information and whois.nic.mil for NIPRNET Information. Now, I realize your name isn't Alex Black (unless you have multiple personalities), but it sure looks to me like SpeakEasy knows how to SWIP (and the SPEK-RMEYER-0 name suggests they were trying to SWIP it to you). Vivien -- Vivien M. vivienm@dyndns.org Assistant System Administrator Dynamic DNS Network Services http://www.dyndns.org/