WHOIS != DNS
Joseph S D Yao
jsdy at center.osis.gov
Mon Apr 8 22:21:55 UTC 2002
On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 04:11:04PM -0600, Steven Webb wrote:
...
> ... but whois returns the right data. I thought if "whois" worked than
> all was paid for ...
...
Yet another graphic reminder that DNS and WHOIS are totally different
services, and are not necessarily dependent on each other - and may, if
not properly cared for, pruned, and watered, return inconsistent
information.
In this case, "exists" vs. "does not exist." Extreme, but true.
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Joe Yao jsdy at center.osis.gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
OSIS Center Systems Support EMT-B
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