there's the network where the nameserver is hosted.
chicago, blues brothers county ;-)
so long
/k
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rohrbach@WM:datasink[~]81% jwhois yp.to
[whois.tonic.to]
Tonic whoisd V1.0
yp a.ns.yp.to 131.193.178.181 b.ns.yp.to 131.193.178.181
rohrbach@WM:datasink[~]82% jwhois 131.193.178.181
[whois.arin.net]
University of Illinois at Chicago (NET-UIC-ISN-NET)
Computer Center
1940 West Taylor Avenue
Chicago, IL 60680
US
Netname: UIC-ISN-NET
Netblock: 131.193.0.0 - 131.193.255.255
Coordinator:
Zawacki, Edward (EZ3-ARIN) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(312) 996-0658
Domain System inverse mapping provided by:
UIC-DNS1.UIC.EDU 128.248.2.50
UIC-DNS2.UIC.EDU 128.248.7.50
UIC-DNS3.UIC.EDU 128.248.171.50
Record last updated on 28-Aug-1995.
Database last updated on 15-May-2001 22:44:34 EDT.
The ARIN Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet
Network Information: Networks, ASN's, and related POC's.
Please use the whois server at rs.internic.net for DOMAIN related
Information and whois.nic.mil for NIPRNET Information.
rohrbach@WM:datasink[~]83% dnsqr ptr 181.178.193.131.in-addr.arpa
12 181.178.193.131.in-addr.arpa:
102 bytes, 1+2+0+0 records, response, noerror
query: 12 181.178.193.131.in-addr.arpa
answer: 181.178.193.131.in-addr.arpa 536 PTR muncher.math.uic.edu
answer: 181.178.193.131.in-addr.arpa 536 PTR koobera.math.uic.edu
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Bill Andersen([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.05.16 08:52:19 +0000:
> D.J. Bernstein is big into "Cryptography" - using key encryption for
> private/secure email, etc. His domain choice "cr.yp.to" is "crypto"
> without the dots - AFAIK, he is actually in the USA. Based on his
> web site http://cr.yp.to, I would assume in the Chicago area.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
> >On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 09:33:46AM +0300, Martín Marqués wrote:
> >> Off Topic, but not so much.
> >>
> >> what does .to stand for, as in [EMAIL PROTECTED]?
>
> >The island of Tonga.
>
> >djb uses cr.yp.to only because it looks good and is easy to remember,
> >however. He's not (AFAIK :) related to anybody in Tonga.
>
> >Greetz, Peter.
--
> Experience is a teacher that gives the examination first and the
> lesson afterwards.
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