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RE: new.net: yet another dns namespace overlay play

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Riley (MCS))
Tue Mar 6 13:25:33 2001

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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:30:27 -0800
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From: "Steve Riley (MCS)" <steriley@microsoft.com>
To: "nanog" <nanog@merit.edu>
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> One difference is that in order for people to see New.net domain names
they
> must be either accessing the Internet through one of our many ISP
partners
> or they must have downloaded and installed our Web browser plug-in.
>=20
> If either one of these requirements is met, then New.net domains will
work
> just as you are used to .com and .net domains working.


I suppose, if you wanted to go to www.debbiedoesdallas.xxx and didn't
care to install their plug-in (possibly for fear of someone logging your
movements), you could just go to www.debbiedoesdallas.xxx.new.net
instead....


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