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From: curt@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: [Q]: What happened to NetBSD.ORG?
Date: 30 Aug 1995 22:25:20 GMT
Organization: Internet Portal Services, Ltd.
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Message-ID: <422ogg$jil@wolfe.wimsey.com>
References: <422m5g$g3e@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>
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In article <422m5g$g3e@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>,
VaX#n8 <vax@slip-4-4.ots.utexas.edu> wrote:
>I'm trying to reach NetBSD.ORG and I'm getting unknown host errors.
>I'm using ns1.utexas.edu as my nameserver.
>It has no (A) records available.

There's no rule that says you have to have an A record for every domain.
As a matter of fact, I discourage using an A record at the top of a zone.

>www.NetBSD.ORG resolves to : nooksack.ldc.cs.wwu.edu but it's
>not answering.

It's answering now. How long was it down? I should think that expecting
24-hour monitoring and service on servers run by volunteers might be
a bit much....

cjs
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