In the referenced message, Steven M. Bellovin said:
But if you want to beat on my original point -- as I and others have noted, the townname.nj.us domains were also grabbed by speculators. In other words, that wasn't an option, either. I haven't tracked the process failure or the policy failure that gave rise to that situation, but it's very real. I live in Westfield -- try www.westfield.nj.us. Then try some neighboring towns -- Kenilworth, Cranford, Fanwood, Summit, and more.
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
host www.ci.westfield.nj.us Host not found. host www.ci.Kenilworth.nj.us Host not found. host www.ci.Cranford.nj.us Host not found. host www.ci.Fanwood.nj.us Host not found. host www.ci.Summit.nj.us www.ci.Summit.nj.us has address 208.226.227.34 hmm.. www.ci.summit.nj.us certainly seems to reflect the city of Summit, NJ.