I just read Hal's post about VPC, went to the site and for yuks traced them: Check this out
MindSpring Enterprises (NETBLK-MINDSPRING-BLK)
1430 West Peachtree St., Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30309
Netname: MINDSPRING-BLK
Netblock: 207.69.128.0 - 207.69.255.0
Maintainer: MIND
Coordinator:
Hostmaster (HOS272-ORG-ARIN) hostmaster@MINDSPRING.NET
404-815-0770
Fax- 404-815-8805
Domain System inverse mapping provided by:
ITCHY.MINDSPRING.NET 207.69.200.210
SCRATCHY.MINDSPRING.NET 207.69.200.211
Record last updated on 13-May-1997.
Database last updated on 7-Dec-1999 15:54:28 EDT.
and this:
Domain Name: VPC.ORG
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: GOSSIP.MSPRING.NET
Name Server: GRAPEVINE.MSPRING.NET
Name Server: RUMOR.MSPRING.NET
>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 7 Dec 99 00:59:29 EST <<<
and this:
Domain Name: NETWORKSOLUTIONS.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: NS.NETSOL.COM
Name Server: NS2.NETSOL.COM
Name Server: NS2.INTERNIC.NET
>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 7 Dec 99 00:59:29 EST <<<
Notice that there isn't a contact person nor address not affiliated with the 2 above named companies. If you trace TFL (or the vast majority of orgs, businesses, etc) you'll find Rich's name and his business address (or theirs)
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!
MindSpring Enterprises (NETBLK-MINDSPRING-BLK)
1430 West Peachtree St., Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30309
Netname: MINDSPRING-BLK
Netblock: 207.69.128.0 - 207.69.255.0
Maintainer: MIND
Coordinator:
Hostmaster (HOS272-ORG-ARIN) hostmaster@MINDSPRING.NET
404-815-0770
Fax- 404-815-8805
Domain System inverse mapping provided by:
ITCHY.MINDSPRING.NET 207.69.200.210
SCRATCHY.MINDSPRING.NET 207.69.200.211
Record last updated on 13-May-1997.
Database last updated on 7-Dec-1999 15:54:28 EDT.
and this:
Domain Name: VPC.ORG
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: GOSSIP.MSPRING.NET
Name Server: GRAPEVINE.MSPRING.NET
Name Server: RUMOR.MSPRING.NET
>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 7 Dec 99 00:59:29 EST <<<
and this:
Domain Name: NETWORKSOLUTIONS.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: NS.NETSOL.COM
Name Server: NS2.NETSOL.COM
Name Server: NS2.INTERNIC.NET
>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 7 Dec 99 00:59:29 EST <<<
Notice that there isn't a contact person nor address not affiliated with the 2 above named companies. If you trace TFL (or the vast majority of orgs, businesses, etc) you'll find Rich's name and his business address (or theirs)
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!