Re: Is the InterNIC really screwed in the head?

["Charles R. Hoynowski" <charles () etak com>]

Just must stop and wonder when I get these messages, it sometimes boggles 
the mind, the extent of Internet problems that this mailing list is held
accountable for.

--charles


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Charles R. Hoynowski (CRH2), domain administrator, various locations
Email: charles () etak com       
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Ehud Gavron <GAVRON () ACES COM> says:

> Bill Bradford said:
> > On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Ehud Gavron wrote:
> > > RFC954 specifies WHOIS.  Client requests, server sends.  Simple, really.
> > > $ whois opus4-hst
> > > ....
> > > Would you like to see registered users of this host?
> > >     WHAT???  My whois client is supposed to search for this string
> ...
> > I think your WHOIS may be messed up:
>
> > (mrbill) staff1:~$ whois opus4-hst
>
>       No, I think yours is.
>
>       % telnet whois.internic.net whois
> OPUS4-HST<CR>
> [No name] (OPUS4-HST)
>
>   Hostname: NS.OPUS1.COM
>   Address: 192.245.12.50
>   System: VAX running VMS
>
>   Domain Server
>
>   Record last updated on 13-Feb-94.
>
> Would you like to see the registered users of this host? y<CR>
>
>
>   No registered users.
>
> The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Information
> (Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
> Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
>
>       Go fix it.
>       
>       E
> 
>
> > [No name] (OPUS4-HST)
>
> >   Hostname: NS.OPUS1.COM
> >   Address: 192.245.12.50
> >   System: VAX running VMS
>
> >   Domain Server
>
> >   Record last updated on 13-Feb-94.
>
>
> > To see this host record with registered users, repeat the command with
> > a star ('*') before the name; or, use '%' to show JUST the registered users.
>
> > The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Information
> > (Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
> > Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
>
> > Bill Bradford (BB2623)                        Systems Admin, UNIX geek, BOFH
> > mrbill () texas net * mrbill () mrbill net    Texas Networking, Inc.
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >                                             -- Robert E. McElwaine
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