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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 This is the exact scenario that I envision happening and have been complaining about. My operations and tech support staff will become bogged down in this mess, probably to the extent that I have to augment staff. Add in the phone bill and other overhead costs... Suddenly I'm paying out a LOT of money just so a bunch of VCs can make a money grab. tim > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of > Chris Davis > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 15:23 > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: I've just tried new.net's plugin. Don't. > > > > 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. > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBOrALYRRIXzEQLahvEQLbmgCgif4a2NNXOk+mlcnIEwyVci1TW7UAoI2u xO0Fi+5ltaU113yfhysPWXFh =hD7+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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