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Author: Gary Nichols
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Subject: whois
On 26 Nov 2002, Eric Katherman wrote:

> If you type whois microsoft.com in a console window, why does this stuff
> show up, there are a bunch?
>
> Server Name: MICROSOFT.COM.WILL.CRASH.IN.6MN.ORG


Heh. Anyone with configuration access to a domain can add as many A or
CNAME records as they want - even if they don't do anything.

For example, I could have "MICROSOFT.COM.IS.DUMB.LINUXFORCE.ORG" in my
linuxforce.org domain file.

It's right up there with "St00pid Hax0r Tr1ks". :-)