> > >> 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. > > pedantic point: > > no, they are not 'owned' by anybody. they are *reserved*, and > should not be used by anybody. > > randy >
Ok... IANA has paid the registration fees for those domains in the past, I have no idea what the current situation is. Now I know that paying for something does not always equate to ownership, but that is a common perception. as usual, YMMV. --bill