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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 borgdows · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  2. whois still working by drwtsn32 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I just did a whois query on my org domain. It works fine.

    1. Re:whois still working by _xeno_ · · Score: 5, Informative
      The Register is not a very trustworthy news source. I used to think they were mostly OK, but then I read Gates: 'Wake up and steal the coffee' , which is seven paragraphs slamming Bill Gates for leaving a coffee shop without paying. Followed by three paragraphs saying effectively "oh, the above is false, but we wanted to report it anyway."

      I mean, really. A full-page article alledging that Bill Gates is so full of himself that he forgot that he has to pay for things like the rest of us proles, and then three-paragraph correction reporting that the above story isn't true. It's rediculous! At least Slashdot (usually) posts the update to the top paragraph and highlights it. But reporting something that you know isn't true and then containing the correct right within the story is such bad journalism as to border on the rediculous.

      I suppose they've been taking the BOFH over-seriously there. Outright lieing is OK for Simon, since he's a fictional character and expected to be a bastard. But for a supposed news article - one that doesn't even have anything to do with technology, only a press conference gone awry, it is just do dishonest to try and libel someone simply because you disagree with his policies.

      I lost a lot of confidence in the Register with that story. I know they have an overly mocking style and that they tend to attack everyone and everything simply as part of their style. But doing so with a story you know if false is unfair and lowers you to the level of mindless zealot. - (X)

      * I suppose I'm being overly harsh; the story was originally posted without the correction and the correction was only added later after they found out that the story was false. But I still think they should have included a note at the top. Hardly seems fair to mention it only at the very bottom, does it?

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

    now I can't lookup slashdot.org anymore.

  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. Update your whois client. by jrwilk01 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Responsible servers changed, all is well. Nothing to see here. Move along.

    jrw@gerontius:~$ whois slashdot.org
    NOTICE: Access to .ORG WHOIS information is provided to assist persons in
    determining the contents of a domain name registration record in the PIR
    registry database. The data in this record is provided by Public Interest Registry
    for informational purposes only, and PIR does not guarantee its
    accuracy. This service is intended only for query-based access. You agree
    that you will use this data only for lawful purposes and that, under no
    circumstances will you use this data to: (a) allow, enable, or otherwise
    support the transmission by e-mail, telephone, or facsimile of mass
    unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations to entities other than
    the data recipient's own existing customers; or (b) enable high volume,
    automated, electronic processes that send queries or data to the systems of
    Registry Operator or any ICANN-Accredited Registrar, except as reasonably
    necessary to register domain names or modify existing registrations. All
    rights reserved. PIR reserves the right to modify these terms at any
    time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy.

    Domain ID:D2289308-LROR
    Domain Name:SLASHDOT.ORG
    Created On:05-Oct-1997 04:00:00 UTC
    Last Updated On:15-Jan-2003 01:48:23 UTC
    Expiration Date:04-Oct-2005 04:00:00 UTC
    Sponsoring Registrar:R11-LROR
    Status:OK
    Registrant ID:11-C
    Registrant Name:SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
    Registrant Street1:Whois Server:whois.opensrs.net
    Registrant Street2:Referral URL:www.opensrs.org
    Registrant City:N/A
    Registrant Postal Code:N/A
    Registrant Country:CA
    Registrant Email:not@available.org
    Admin ID:11-C
    Admin Name:SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
    Admin Street1:Whois Server:whois.opensrs.net
    Admin Street2:Referral URL:www.opensrs.org
    Admin City:N/A
    Admin Postal Code:N/A
    Admin Country:CA
    Admin Email:not@available.org
    Billing ID:11-C
    Billing Name:SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
    Billing Street1:Whois Server:whois.opensrs.net
    Billing Street2:Referral URL:www.opensrs.org
    Billing City:N/A
    Billing Postal Code:N/A
    Billing Country:CA
    Billing Email:not@available.org
    Tech ID:11-C
    Tech Name:SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
    Tech Street1:Whois Server:whois.opensrs.net
    Tech Street2:Referral URL:www.opensrs.org
    Tech City:N/A
    Tech Postal Code:N/A
    Tech Country:CA
    Tech Email:not@available.org
    Name Server:NS1.VASOFTWARE.COM
    Name Server:NS2.VASOFTWARE.COM
    Name Server:NS3.VASOFTWARE.COM

  7. Is there a better way? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why do we have to have a system that relies on single points of failure for each of the main TLDs? Each "maintainer" of the TLD is subject to problems - both mechanical (system failures, congestion, etc.) and human (stupidity, politics, luck).

    I don't think the founding fathers of the Internet thought it of it being like this.

  8. 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!

  9. 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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  10. The day .org died - or anyone want slashdot.org? by sparkes · · Score: 5, Interesting

    bags I get to name to problem;-)

    not quite as bad as the day the internet died as all it means in real terms is a few people will try to buy domain names that arn't available.

    anyone want to buy slashdot.org?

    http://www.domaincity.co.uk/cgi-bin/whois.pl?typ e= org&command=slashdot

    it seems to be for sale, or maybe not

    sparkes

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  11. BOGUS REPORT by Medievalist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My .org domain ran fine all weekend. I do not believe there is any issue of real importance behind all this fooferaw.

    You can't "whois" a .org domain without specifying a valid .org whois server. THE SKY IS FALLING! Guess what, you can't whois a .mil domain without specifying a valid .mil whois server. Nothing to report here, system works as advertised.

    The important function of a registrar is to feed names into the root nameservers. I don't see any indication of any flaws in that process. All the .org names seem to resolve fine, and I got a total of ZERO problem reports over the weekend from our 24x7 .org site. Did anyone else have a real DNS problem, or is this all a case of the Register placing too much value on the compiled-in defaults for the whois client?

    Anyone?