Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3627 mails)

[Stefan Troeger <stefan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

On Sat, Jun 23 2001 at 17:59 -0700, Lewis E. Wolfgang wrote:

> Something is definitely rotten here.

Probably, but we really shouldn't get paranoid.

> Whois reports:
> 
>    Server Name: SLASHDOT.ORG.SUCKS.COMPARED.TO.JIMPHILLIPS.ORG
>    IP Address: 24.240.60.16
>    Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
>    Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
>    Referral URL: http://www.opensrs.org
> 
>    Domain Name: SLASHDOT.ORG
>    Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
>    Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
>    Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
>    Name Server: NS1.ANDOVER.NET
>    Name Server: NS2.ANDOVER.NET
>    Updated Date: 13-jun-2001                          
> 
> I've never seen whois report two registrars, especially one that says
> "SLASHDOT.ORG.SUCKS.COMPARED.TO.JIMPHILLIPS.ORG"

This just means that the owner of jimphillips.org has a unique
sense of humor. You might want to check out:

http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/Is_Microsoft_com_safe_from_harm__.html

Ciao,
        Stefan
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