Looking for DNS reverse lookup service
Robert Lowe
Robert.H.Lowe at lawrence.edu
Tue Jun 15 21:03:33 UTC 2004
Humes, David G. wrote:
> I realize there's no authoritative way to provide all the domain names
> associated with an IP address, and that any service that claims to have this
> capability is doing it by mining data, and will never be fully accurrate.
> But, having said that, here's why it would be valuable. Let's say that
> you've determined that the host at IP x.y.z.q is sending exploit code to
> hosts in your network. You're pretty certain that it's not a spoofed IP, so
> you say let's block the IP at the firewall. Several minutes later when the
> phones start ringing, you find that you've just blocked access to google,
> Symantec and who knows what else.
>
> The service that I saw showed you 4 domain names for an IP for free, and if
> you wanted to see them all, you had to sign up.
http://www.nameintelligence.com/
It references the site Ketil pointed to under WhoisAPI. Three names for free...
-Robert
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