Re: reverse DNS lookup

bmanning@isi.edu
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:08:25 -0700 (PDT)


> > gets you the host name.
> > The responsible authority is a bit harder... :(
> >
> Not very hard, try (where xxx.zzz.ttt.yyy is the offending address) :
>
> whois xxx.zzz.ttt.yyy for US centric addresses ( .com, .net, .edu,
> etc...)
>
> Mircea C.
>

That only gets you the netblock admin, not the endsystem admin.
And for many netblocks, they subdelegate to customers who in turn
subdelegate to endusers.

Remember, DNS is not a directory service. Whois isn't a very good one.
rWHOIS could be, but isn't used.

-- 
--bill
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