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.org Registry Offline - Not

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bit-an-oops dept.

einer writes "According to the The Register, the registry containing all of the .org tld information has fallen off the planet. The article is light on details, and doesn't list any potential consequences. " It looks like it's the server that maintains the records for who owns what .org domain - and a big "I Told You So" for Verisign. And of course, now it seems to be working just fine. Good work, PIR.

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  1. So what. by Prince_Ali · · Score: 5, Funny

    I make it a point to never visit any .org sites at all. Vile things, they are. I haven't visited a single .org website in over 2 years.

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    1. Re:So what. by CustomFort · · Score: 4, Funny

      *Cough* Slashdot.org *cough*

    2. Re:So what. by borgdows · · Score: 5, Funny

      *cough* *cough* I have SARS! *cough* *cough*

  2. oh no! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    now I can't lookup slashdot.org anymore.

  3. Uh oh... by fredrikj · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...in a few hours, slashdot.org will redirect to microsoft.com or riaa.com...

  4. In recent news... by mschoolbus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Verisign licensed SCO's Unix Source code on Monday...

  5. .cx by Arc04 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just be thankful all .cx domains are still available.

    I don't know if I could make it through the day without a trip to a certain site. :P

  6. Bigger problem than you think! by japhar81 · · Score: 5, Funny

    > now I can't lookup slashdot.org anymore.

    Which isn't that big a deal, till you realize that the alternative to /. is doing real work...

    Oh the humanity!

  7. www.flat-earth.org by crazyprogrammer · · Score: 5, Funny

    the .org tld information has fallen off the planet.


    I knew the earth was flat but nobody believed me.

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  8. Chicken Little by jmb-d · · Score: 4, Funny

    And of course, now it seems to be working just fine.

    The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

    Oh, wait...

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  9. Isn't That Amusing by Jerk+City+Troll · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here's journalistic integrity for you: a story that reports you cannot reach .org sites posted on and read from a .org site. That's like posting: "you are unable to read this message." Way to go guys.

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    1. Re:Isn't That Amusing by bilbobuggins · · Score: 4, Funny
      speaking of journalistic integrity, did you see the article title?
      reading it, i couldn't help but imagine the discovery of this news at /. went something like this:

      h: 'oh man, .org is down'
      t: 'no way'
      h: 'way'
      t: 'no way'
      h: 'way'
      t: 'duuuuude. like, slashdot is totally a .org site. bogus!'
      h: 'like for real brah. and i was completely about to make some righteous nachos before this happened!'
      t: 'oh wait it's back! tubular!'
      h: 'schweet. check me out while i post this totally rad story on our site!'

  10. It's too late!! by borgdows · · Score: 4, Funny

    All our bases belong to them!!

    Check by yourself :

    $ whois slashdot.org

    Found referral to whois.opensrs.net.

    Registrant:
    Microsoft Corporation
    One Microsoft Way
    Redmond, WA 98052
    US

    Domain name: SLASHDOT.ORG

    (...)