Re: Microsoft spokesperson blames ICANN

["Eric A. Hall" <ehall () ehsco com>]

> Out of interest.. does anyone happen to know why rs.internic.net
> reports the following of microsoft.com?
>
> [rs.internic.net]
>
> Whois Server Version 1.3

> MICROSOFT.COM.SHOULD.GIVE.UP.BECAUSE.LINUXISGOD.COM
> MICROSOFT.COM.SE.FAIT.HAX0RIZER.PAR.TOUT.LE.ZOY.ORG
> MICROSOFT.COM.OWNED.BY.MAT.HACKSWARE.COM

...

Those are registered nameservers. WHOIS searches against all registered
domain names, which includes zones and the servers that host them.

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