> Does anyone know why IANA has assigned NS and A records to the > example.{com,org,net,...} domains? They even put up a website > at the IP explaining RFC 2606.
because they are owned by the IANA. > * Why did they assign NSs and a valid IP to these invalid domains? they are not invalid. > * Are they breaking the RFC by doing this? Nope. > * Are they breaking anti-UCE filters by doing this? (yes) Perhaps. > * Are they harvesting URLs and referrers? Ask the current IANA. > * Will they next advertise routes for RFC 1918 addresses? Perhaps. They do authorize authoritative DNS service for these blocks in the public Internet. > -- > Roger Marquis > Roble Systems Consulting > http://www.roble.com/ --bill (one-time IANA jock, who set up the DNS for RFC 1918 space and the example domains)