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At 11:15 AM 4/27/99 -0400, Steven J. Sobol wrote: > >The major problem is that NSI refuses to be honest about what's >going on. Well, I got one from them today concerning this. You'll love this. I have included my reply to them as well: To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NIC-990424.199e] Lost Objects Cc: Ahem, Excuse me. These are separate ROLE accounts. They have separate purposed and actually have a separate person on the other end of the email address. We use these ROLE accounts so we don't HAVE to modify any domains when/if someone leaves the company. We are a hosting company. We have a NIC handle for our NOC, and a NIC handle for our registration services department. I notice that Network Solutions, Inc has a separate NIC Handle for your accounts payable department. Accounts Payable (AP5173-ORG) [email protected] 703-742-0400 Wow... CERF.NET has the same scheme on their end: Administrative Contact: CERFnet Administrator (CA597-ORG) [email protected] 619-812-5000 Technical Contact, Zone Contact: CERFnet Hostmaster (CERF-HM) [email protected] 619-812-5000 Same goes for BBNPlanet: Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact: BBN Network Operations Center (BNOC) [email protected] 800-632-7638 Fax- 781-262-6351 Billing Contact: AP, GTEI Domain (GDA35) [email protected] 800-632-7638 (FAX) 617-873-6012 OOPS! It looks like C&W are in the same boat I am: Cable & Wireless, Inc. (CW3-DOM) 1919 Gallows Road Vienna, VA 22182 Domain Name: CW.NET Record last updated on 18-Mar-99. Record created on 13-May-95. Database last updated on 26-Apr-99 10:40:23 EDT. Domain servers in listed order: NS.CW.NET 204.70.128.1 NS2.CW.NET 204.70.57.242 NS3.CW.NET 204.70.25.234 NS4.CW.NET 204.70.49.234 Look Ma! No Contact handles! At 12:19 PM 4/27/99 -0400, you wrote: >Thank you for contacting Network Solutions. > >Each contact in NSI's database is assigned one "handle" - a unique tag to >differentiate him/her from all other contacts in the database. >Only one handle should exist for each Individual or Role. If the contact >handle is already in the database, insert it and leave the rest of the >section blank. If the contact handle is inserted and additional information >is also provided, only the contact handle will be used. >Any additional information will be ignored. > >We are pleased to help you consolidate your multiple NIC handles. In order to >accomplish this task, please take the follwowing steps in the prescribed >sequence. > >1. Choose which one of your NIC handles will become your sole NIC handle. > >2. For each domain name registration affected, submit a Domain Name >Registration Agreement modification. On these Domain Name Registration >Agreements, replace any occurence of the additional NIC handles with the one >NIC handle you chose to be your sole NIC handle. > >The Domain Name Registration Agreement is available on our Web site at >www.networksolutions.com. From our home page, choose Make Changes, enter your >domain name, then select the Domain Name Registration Agreement. > >3. After you have received confirmation from Network Solutions that your >modification request has been processed, you should delete the contact records >for each additional NIC handle. Accomplish this task by submitting a Contact >Form deletion to [email protected] > >The Contact Form is also available on our Web site at www.networksolutions.com. >>From our home page, choose Make Changes, then select Contact Form at the >bottom of the page. > >If your request to delete your NIC handle is not submitted from your e-mail >address according to our database, you will be sent an e-mail message providing >you with your tracking number, and giving you instructions for completing and >submitting a faxed authorization letter. > > >Best Regards, >Alix J >Network Solutions Registration Services > >World Wide Web: http://www.networksolutions.com >E-mail: [email protected] >Tax ID #: 52-1146119 cc 03/08/99 >========================================================================== > >> >> >> Hello, >> >> My name is John Fraizer. I recently noticed the disappearance of two of >> our objects in the whois database. >> >> The objects are NOC99-ORG and NOC179-ORG. >> >> The objects SHOULD be as follows: >> >> Network Operations Center (NOC179-ORG) [email protected] >> EnterZone.Net >> 6227 Headley Road >> Gahanna, OH 43230 >> US >> >> +1 614 316-2708 >> >> Record last updated on 24-Mar-99. >> Database last updated on 26-Mar-99 17:24:34 EST. >> >> ---------------- >> >> Registration Services Account (NOC99-ORG) [email protected] >> EnterZone.Net >> 6227 Headley Road >> Gahanna, OH 43230 >> US >> >> +1 614 316 2708 >> >> Record last updated on 24-Mar-99. >> Database last updated on 26-Mar-99 17:24:34 EST. >> >> >> >> Both objects still exist in the ARIN whois database and have obviously been >> deleted (by acident?) from the InterNIC whois database. >> >> >> Note: The address information has not yet been updated in the ARIN database. >> >> >> Registration Services Account (NOC99-ORG-ARIN) >> [email protected] >> EnterZone.Net >> 604 East Rich Street Suite 1100 >> Columbus, OH 43215 >> US >> (614) 463-1220 >> >> Record last updated on 13-Sep-97. >> Database last updated on 23-Apr-99 16:13:50 EDT. >> >> >> Network Operations Center (NOC179-ORG-ARIN) [email protected] >> EnterZone.Net >> 604 East Rich Street Suite 1100 >> Columbus, OH 43215 >> US >> (614) 463-1220 >> >> Record last updated on 16-Sep-97. >> Database last updated on 23-Apr-99 16:13:50 EDT. >> >> >> >> Please give this issue your immediate attention as we have orphan records >> without these contacts. >> >> >> >> John Fraizer >> President >> EnterZone, Inc >> [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------ ML.ORG is gone. 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