[16756] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Possible login/password grabbing ploy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Butler)
Mon May 11 15:48:09 1998
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 15:25:06 -0400
From: John Butler <fez@mindspring.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Mail-Followup-To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199805111813.OAA12126@elektra.ultra.net>; from Joe Provo - Network Architect on Mon, May 11, 1998 at 02:13:41PM -0400
On Mon, May 11, 1998, Joe Provo - Network Architect <jprovo@ma.ultranet.com> quoth:
> Nothing at the real provider's home base, INSTANET.COM, reveals anything
> of interest. Some kook thinking he can auction off typo domains?
Heey! I feel special!
bash-2.00$ host mindsring.com
mindsring.com A 205.231.48.243
bash-2.00$ host mindpring.com
mindpring.com A 205.231.48.243
bash-2.00$ host mindsping.com
mindsping.com A 205.231.48.243
Someone out there has money to blow. Expect to see forthcoming spam about the
vast moneymaking potential of misspelled donaims.
I suppose obfuscation is one of the sincerer forms of flattery...
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John Butler, Network Engineer, Mindspring Enterprises Operations Dept
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