From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Dec 14 16:15:25 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA25115 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:15:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from DNS.Lamb.net (root@DNS.Lamb.net [207.90.181.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA25107 for ; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:15:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ulf@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by DNS.Lamb.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id QAA05450; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:15:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from gatekeeper.Alameda.net(207.90.181.2) via SMTP by DNS.Lamb.net, id smtpd005448; Sun Dec 14 16:15:17 1997 Received: (from ulf@localhost) by Gatekeeper.Alameda.net (8.8.6/8.7.6) id QAA06706; Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:15:13 -0800 (PST) From: Ulf Zimmermann Message-Id: <199712150015.QAA06706@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> Subject: Re: weird IP address In-Reply-To: from Dan Jacobowitz at "Dec 14, 97 05:38:48 pm" To: drow@drow.net (Dan Jacobowitz) Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 16:15:12 -0800 (PST) Cc: jas@flyingfox.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Jim Shankland wrote: > > > Marc Slemko writes: > > > > > I am saying you can use whatever IP you want for a nameserver > > > when registering a domain via the InterNIC and they will not > > > trying to figure out if you are authorized to use it. The > > > InterNIC will list that nameserver in the DNS for that domain, > > > will add a glue record for the nameserver, and will create a > > > host record. You can't have multiple host records for one IP, > > > though. > > > > Back when domain registration was free, InterNIC would actually > > check the name servers you named, making sure that they were reachable > > and had proper NS and SOA records for your new domain. If not, your > > registration was put on hold until you fixed things. > > > > Now that they're charging money for the service, evidently they > > can no longer afford to do this :-(. > > > It strikes me as a little odd that InterNIC puts reverse DNS for the > nameservers on their root servers - in fact, judging by my past > experiences, I could ahve sworn that they did not. > > (In fact, hgaving just gone to check a few others, they do not) > > Apparently they only do so if no other NS is responsible for ther reverse > range specified! > > Go figure. An InterNIC bug? This one is around for a longer time already: Gatekeeper ulf /home/ulf > whois 111.111.111.111 [No name] (NS35119-HST) Hostname: NS1.MINDGFX.NET Address: 111.111.111.111 System: ? running ? ditto this one: Gatekeeper ulf /home/ulf > whois 222.222.222.222 [No name] (NS35120-HST) Hostname: NS2.MINDGFX.NET Address: 222.222.222.222 System: ? running ? Gatekeeper ulf /home/ulf > whois MINDGFX.NET Mindblowin GFX (MINDGFX-DOM) Mellby 8 Laholm, Halland 312 96 Record last updated on 21-Nov-97. Record created on 21-Nov-97. Database last updated on 14-Dec-97 05:23:51 EDT. This was a different domain before. Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073