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Re: WARNING: AOL is hosed (again)

  • From: James Rishaw
  • Date: Fri Oct 16 17:16:46 1998
  • Rfc_violation: You saw it here first!
Phillip Vandry wrote:
> > > If yes to my second question, then the tracking numbers either need to be
> > > made much longer and randomized or a one time pass phrase (session key) 
> > > needs to be added to the acknowlegement form. 
> > 
> > You can actually set a domain name so that it cannot be changed, by
> > any template, by any modification, correct guardian or NOT.
> 
> Sounds like a nonreversible setting to me. What if you need to change it?
> 

You call InterNIC and talk to who you got to set it in the first place.

This is for reeaally high profile things, not like "bobsfish.com".

> Anyway, I think that by default, the update goes through automatically,
> a positive acknoledgement is ignored (default behaviour) and a negative
> acknowledgement is honored. (Which means AOL should have been able to
> stop it).

That Takes clues .. :)

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