After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> In article <h6htfa$ing$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Tim Smith belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>> > I wonder if Manchester University knows that they are the registrant of
>> > boycottnovell.com?
>> >
>> > $ whois boycottnovell.com
>> > ...
>> > Registrant:
>> > Imaging Science
>> > Manchester University
>> > Oxford Road
>> > Manchester, Lancashire m156px
>> > United Kingdom
>>
>> You left out some stuff, Tim.
>>
>> $ whois boycottnovell.com
>>
>> Whois Server Version 2.0
>>
>> Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
>> with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
>> for detailed information.
>>
>> Domain Name: BOYCOTTNOVELL.COM
>> Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
>> Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
>> Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
>> Name Server: NS1.COPILOTCO.COM
>> Name Server: NS2.COPILOTCO.COM
>>
>> And you snipped what comes right after your quote:
>>
>> Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
>> Domain Name: BOYCOTTNOVELL.COM
>> Created on: 07-Nov-06
>> Expires on: 07-Nov-10
>> Last Updated on: 17-May-09
>>
>> Administrative Contact:
>> Schestowitz, Roy r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Imaging Science
>> Manchester University
>> Oxford Road
>> Manchester, Lancashire m156px
>> United Kingdom
>> +44.08445442508 Fax --
>>
>> In other words, Roy registered through GoDaddy, but (properly) gave his
>> contact information where he is currently situated (or so I believe).
>
> The "registrant" in whois is the organization or person that is listed
> as owning the domain. The administrative and technical contacts are the
> people who represent that organization or person in administrative an
> technical matters, respectively, concerning the domain.
>
> For example, the registrant for mit.edu is MIT. The admin and technical
> contacts are Jeffrey I. Schiller, at an MIT address. You don't think
> mit.edu is Schiller's domain, do you?
>
> Basically, Roy has registered his domain in such a way that it looks
> like it is a domain *owned* by the university, and operated for the
> university by Roy. I'm curious why the university would allow that.
Probably because, like me, and unlike you, they are capable of reading the
whole thing and understanding what is going on -- someone in the department
buhying a domain name and using his "work" information for contact
information.
In any case, sounds like flatfish will clear things up, just like
David "Lefty" Schlesinger will, too.
Say, Tim!!!! You're experienced with participating in litigation. You could
be a witness for the prosecution! I'll bet you learned a lot of good tricks
about tarring someone's reputation through cross-examination.
--
There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by
ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his
character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler
animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling
complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
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