hal@GATEWAY.MITRE.ORG (04/10/91)
Here the issue: I am seeing fully qualified domain names with parts I don't recognize. Not that these are wrong but just unfamilar. It would be useful to have access to a server of some kind that would map fragements of a domain name into an geographical location by political subdivision. This might be a useful extension to the current domain names system. Any thoughts??
kasten@EUROPA.CLEARPOINT.COM (Frank Kastenholz) (04/11/91)
> From tcp-ip-RELAY@nic.ddn.mil Wed Apr 10 18:08:51 1991 > From: hal@gateway.mitre.org > To: tcp-ip@nic.ddn.mil > Subject: whereis service needed > > > Here the issue: > > I am seeing fully qualified domain names with parts I don't recognize. > Not that these are wrong but just unfamilar. It would be useful to > have access to a server of some kind that would map fragements of a > domain name into an geographical location by political subdivision. > This might be a useful extension to the current domain names system. > Any thoughts?? > WHOIS does a reasonably adequate job of starting one on one's way -- for domains that are registered at the NIC. Here is the output when I "whois" my domain...... europa{kasten}147: whois clearpoint.com Clearpoint Corporation (CLEARPOINT-DOM) 35 Parkwood Drive Hopkingon, MA 01748 Domain Name: CLEARPOINT.COM Administrative Contact: O'Conner, Russell (RO88) russ@CLEARPOINT.COM (508) 435-0900 ext 7454 Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Emery, David I. (DIE2) die@CLEARPOINT.COM (508) 435-0900 ext 7462 Record last updated on 28-Sep-90. Domain servers in listed order: CRACKERS.CLEARPOINT.COM 131.226.1.60 NIC.NEAR.NET 192.52.71.4 TIBERIUS.CLEARPOINT.COM 131.226.3.1 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. Frank Kastenholz <take a guess where I work!>
proberts@disk.uucp (Phil Roberts) (04/13/91)
kasten@EUROPA.CLEARPOINT.COM (Frank Kastenholz) writes: > > From tcp-ip-RELAY@nic.ddn.mil Wed Apr 10 18:08:51 1991 > > From: hal@gateway.mitre.org > > To: tcp-ip@nic.ddn.mil > > Subject: whereis service needed > > > > > > Here the issue: > > > > I am seeing fully qualified domain names with parts I don't recognize. > > Not that these are wrong but just unfamilar. It would be useful to > > have access to a server of some kind that would map fragements of a > > domain name into an geographical location by political subdivision. > > This might be a useful extension to the current domain names system. > > Any thoughts?? > > >WHOIS does a reasonably adequate job of starting one on >one's way -- for domains that are registered at the NIC. [[ His domain listing deleted. ]] I thought the NIC was for the Milnet only. Am I understanding you correctly that the NIC can also provide me with domains outside the Milnet? If that is true, how does one go about finding a site when one doesn't have Telnet capability? -- *************************************************************************** | Phil Roberts | Internet: proberts@disk.uucp |
andrew@jhereg.osa.com (Andrew C. Esh) (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr13.033331.7658@disk.uucp> proberts@disk.uucp (Phil Roberts) writes: > >I thought the NIC was for the Milnet only. Am I understanding you correctly >that the NIC can also provide me with domains outside the Milnet? If that >is true, how does one go about finding a site when one doesn't have Telnet >capability? > >-- > *************************************************************************** > | > Phil Roberts | Internet: proberts@disk.uucp > | Yes, it does include sites outside the Milnet. It also includes the names of the system administrators, and all the registered names of the users. Since the government is fairly good about registering it's employees, you can find out the name, address, and phone number of just about any person who works for the government and who has a login ID on an Internet connected host. Finger food. Try a whois on my site. You will see a couple of contacts, and a couple of the machines in the domain, but since I am not a registered user, you will see no entry for me. -- Andrew C. Esh andrew@osa.com Open Systems Architects, Inc. Mpls, MN 55416-1528 Punch down, turn around, do a little crimpin' (612) 525-0000 Punch down, turn around, plug it in and go ...