Whois Database Hacked for Microsoft.com

[Declan McCullagh]

Yes, this continued lack of clue is annoying. I get people
"pointing" this out to me even though I explained it in an article.

-Declan



On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 07:56:05PM -0500, auto129994 at hushmail.com wrote:
> <snort>  When will people stop falling for this?
> 
> Remember that when you register a second-level domain, you can assign any
> subdomains you want through your own DNS service.  The owners of KLUGE.ORG,
> for example, could add RAYMOND.D.MERENIUK.IS.A.MORON.KLUGE.ORG.  If
> Microsoft itself had such a juvenile sense of humor, it could strike back
> with LINUS.SUCKS.DONKEY.BALLS.MICROSOFT.COM.  A few hours to propagate, 
> and
> it's visible to everyone.
> 
> Duh.
> 
> "Raymond D. Mereniuk" <Raymond at fbn.bc.ca> babbled:
> 
> > It would appear this is not a good week for Microsoft.  It appears
> > the Network Solutions whois database has been hacked.  This is
> > what I get when I do a fwhois on a Linux system.
> >
> > whois.crsnic.net]
> >
> > Whois Server Version 1.3
> >
> > Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
> > with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
> > for detailed information.
> >
> > MICROSOFT.COM.WILL.LIVE.FOREVER.BUT.LUNIX.SUCKS-BYBIRTH.ARTISTICCHEESE.COM
> >
> > MICROSOFT.COM.WAS.HACKED.TODAY.BY.JAMESSMALL.COM
> [...]
> > MICROSOFT.COM.AINT.WORTH.SHIT.KLUGE.ORG
> > MICROSOFT.COM
> >
> [...]
>