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I've just tried new.net's plugin. Don't.

  • From: Chris Davis
  • Date: Wed Mar 14 17:44:45 2001 
I downloaded their plug-in and then:

ping www.bull.shit 

here's what happened

std query for www.bull.shit against my name server fails
std query for www.bull.shit.computerjobs.com against my name server failes
wins query for www.bull.shit fails
netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x1
netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x2
netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x3
std query for www.bull.shit against my name server fails
std query for www.bull.shit.computerjobs.com against my name server failes
wins query for www.bull.shit fails
netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x1
netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x2
netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x3
std query for searchpages.newdotnet.net
response NS is searchpages.newdotnet.net, IP 64.208.49.135
echo reply from 64.208.49.135
echo reply from 64.208.49.135
echo reply from 64.208.49.135


So, I pinged a nonexistent domain name and got replies from
test.new-net.vegas.idealab.com, 64.208.49.135

C:\>ping asldj.asogh.asdlfj

Pinging test.new-net.vegas.idealab.com [64.208.49.135] with 32 bytes of
data:

Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244


Seems that everything in the world not ending with an ICANN TLD  goes to
64.208.49.135.   Have a look at http://64.208.49.135

Let's role play:
German Customer: "I can't access the Bank of America site. I get something
called Google"
NOC: "Can you ping www.bankofamerica.com?"
German Customer: "Yes"  { pinging www.bankofamerika.kom }
NOC "Well, you have connectivity since you can ping it.  Let's see what else
could be wrong.  You get Google, you say???"


Now, tell me that's OK.