TPC.INT is an internal alias at Cambridge University. TPC.INT is not a FQDN.. As we host www.tpc.int I feel I should bring to your attention an error in at least one of the above statements.
Indeed, all three statements are incorrect. It is not an alias, Darren is still hosted by Oxford, and TPC.INT is clearly an FQDN. This is supposed to be an operators' forum, not a betting parlor. USE the technology. tpc.int. 86244 SOA hewes.icl.ox.ac.uk. tpcadmin.info.tpc.int. ( 97120101 ; serial 21600 ; refresh (6 hours) 1800 ; retry (30 mins) 604800 ; expire (7 days) 86400 ) ; minimum (1 day) traceroute to info.tpc.int (163.1.35.69), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 psg.com (147.28.2.1) 14.756ms 5.744ms 5.644ms 2 gw (147.28.0.58) 14.223ms 7.843ms 8.870ms 3 fr0.sea1.verio.net (205.238.52.65) 14.942ms 12.450ms 12.543ms 4 sea1.pdx1.verio.net (205.238.56.29) 25.682ms 17.069ms 16.773ms 5 pdx1.pdx0.verio.net (205.238.56.53) 18.136ms 17.073ms 16.890ms 6 pdx0-2.paix-2.verio.net (205.238.56.46) 43.503ms 43.071ms 42.994ms 7 paix.paix1.verio.net (205.238.56.90) 43.504ms 31.577ms 31.636ms 8 paix1.mae-west1.verio.net (205.238.56.93) 57.321ms 33.245ms 45.078ms 9 mae-west1.mae-west.verio.net (205.238.56.81) 57.328ms 44.683ms 56.709ms 10 sl-mae-w-F0/0.sprintlink.net (198.32.136.11) 47.357ms 35.753ms 47.419ms 11 sl-bb2-stk-2-0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.45) 64.017ms 62.217ms 63.192ms 12 sl-bb11-stk-4-2-155M.sprintlink.net (144.232.4.69) 52.021ms 52.319ms 62.116ms 13 sl-bb10-pen-1-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.8.57) 95.365ms 107.108ms 97.071ms 14 sl-gw16-pen-8-0-0.sprintlink.net (144.232.5.98) 96.947ms 109.049ms 101.482ms 15 sl-teleglob-3-0.sprintlink.net (144.228.164.62) 122.820ms 116.964ms 104.688ms 16 gin-ppt-bb1.Teleglobe.net (207.45.199.234) 115.794ms 131.736ms 123.019ms 17 JANET-gw.Teleglobe.net (207.45.206.242) 200.660ms 220.598ms 213.519ms 18 smds-gw.ulcc.ja.net (193.63.94.12) 214.731ms 209.339ms 225.969ms 19 smds-gw.ox.ja.net (193.63.203.73) 205.577ms 218.752ms 213.982ms 20 nbot1.backbone.ox.ac.uk (192.76.35.41) 227.026ms 244.808ms 218.382ms 21 hewes.icl.ox.ac.uk (163.1.35.69) 216.577ms 220.664ms 212.239ms randy