It's been fixed.
Whois info for, web.net:
Registrant:
Web Networks
401 Richmond Street West Suite #384
Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
CA
Domain Name: WEB.NET
Administrative Contact:
Contact (DAC3-ORG, NDS Administrative dns-admin@web.net
416-596-0212
Technical Contact:
Contact (DTC5-ORG), DNS Technical dns@web.net
416-596-0296
Billing Contact:
Contact (DAC3-ORG, NDS Administrative dns-admin@web.net
416-596-0212
Record last updated on 1-Jun-2000.
Record expires on 24-May-2001.
Record Created on 26-May-1993.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS.WEB.NET 192.139.37.2
NS2.WEB.NET 192.139.37.4
On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, Magicus Inc. wrote: > There you go again
William. >
> Give yourself a rest long enough to see the result of what is happening.
>
> You are talking blame. People, and more sadly the Press, are going to talk
> appearances.
>
> Somehow Tocuws/OpenSRS is seeming to get the press of being the last refuge
> of the scoundrel Tandoko and the registrar offering him sanctuary. Untrue
> and unjust this may be, still the name is there in every article regarding
> the theft.
>
> Philippe is right in saying that Tucows needs to do something, or even be
> seen to be doing something in this situation.
>
> Osmana Bin Laden's very presence in Afghanistan is enough to give the
> Country and all associated with it doubtful credibility, not to mention high
> avoidability. Since we have plighted our Troth with Tucows/OpenSRS we get
> asked the questions.
>
> NSI may be the dregs of the Earth but they are seen to be acting on the
> issue till they come to a particular point and say that they are unable to
> take action without Tucows. As one article says:
>
> "The situation is currently at an impasse. The whois record still shows the
> site with the alleged thief, going by the name of Billy Tandoko, registered
> as administrative contact, technical contact, zone contact and billing
> contact for the domain. Network Solutions is still waiting to hear back from
> TUCOWS about what they intend to do to correct the fraudulent domain name
> transfer. TUCOWS did not respond to calls from InternetNews for additional
> details."
>
> I am not sure what, but something needs to be done.
>
> -AR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
> [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of William X. Walsh
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 12:19 AM
> To: Philippe Landau
> Cc: discuss-list@opensrs.org
> Subject: Re: Tucows silence bad for business (was: "Domain Names
> Hijacked" news article
>
>
> Hello Philippe,
>
> Friday, June 02, 2000, 10:50:20 AM, you wrote:
>
> PL> on Thu, 1 Jun 2000, "Rodney Payne" <opensrs@anthill.com> wrote:
> >>Can't opensrs help these people??
>
> PL> The situation is currently at an impasse. The whois record still
> PL> shows the site with the alleged thief, going by the name of Billy
> Tandoko, registered as administrative contact, technical contact, zone
> contact
> PL> and billing contact for the domain. Network Solutions is still
> PL> waiting to hear back from TUCOWS about what they intend to do
> PL> to correct the fraudulent domain name transfer. TUCOWS did not
> PL> respond to calls from InternetNews for additional details.
> PL> http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,2171,3_386441,00.html
>
> Don't believe NSI :) They've blatently lied to the press on similar
> issues in the past.
>
> PL> not only does Tucows/OpenSRS give NSI an undeserved
> PL> PR-advantage, it is also very disappointing that they
> PL> did not act swiftly and as soon as the events became known.
> PL> Tucows - why ?
>
> This problem rests squarely on NSI's shoulders. Their mail-from
> security problem permitted the admin contact to be changed. Any
> delays or other problems are a direct result of that, and no one but
> NSI should bear any responsibility for it. NSI may try and shift it,
> because they want to pretend they aren't culpable for the original
> change.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> William mailto:william@userfriendly.com
-- Robert Rivers OpenSRS Technical Operations
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