Hiccup on the Net

[Mark Pulver]

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A lot of folks have been getting weird email bounces all over the place
this week; I know I have. This is why...


SNAFU AT NETWORK SOLUTIONS LEAVES USERS ANGRY
Corrupted data used by Network Solutions, the company that processes
Internet domain name registrations, has resulted in some Internet addresses
being routed incorrectly or not at all, say some Internet service and
backbone providers whose servers are maintained by Network Solutions.  The
problems started Wednesday night, when data entry errors resulted in the
root server assigning incorrect IP addresses in response to URL requests.
The problem is affecting .com and .net addresses.  Network Solutions will
have to reinstall the entire InterNIC database to correct the problem,
according to one backbone provider. "It's a nightmare week for the
Internet," says the head of a Santa Cruz Internet service provider.
(Computer Reseller News 17 Jul 97)


Mark

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