Strange email from FR (vanity)

Free Republic | 09/16/13 | Me

[Bob]

I received an unusual email from FR today:

On Mon Sep 16 12:23:52 2013 somebody at the Internet address 138.162.0.42 requested this information to be sent to you.

Your screen name is: Bob

Your password is: ----------- (removed)

To log into your account, please visit: http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/login

When I looked up the requesting IP address, this is what was returned:

Overview for 138.162.0.42
Updated 0 seconds ago

NetRange: 138.162.0.0 - 138.162.255.255
CIDR: 138.162.0.0/16
OriginAS:
NetName: NMCI-NET-ORF
NetHandle: NET-138-162-0-0-1
Parent: NET-138-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
RegDate: 1990-05-07
Updated: 2011-02-23
Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-138-162-0-0-1

OrgName: Navy Network Information Center (NNIC)
OrgId: NNICN-1
Address: 2465 GUADALCANAL ROAD
Address: BLDG 1265
City: VIRGINIA BEACH
StateProv: VA
PostalCode: 23459
Country: US
RegDate: 2006-09-21
Updated: 2011-08-17
Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/NNICN-1

OrgAbuseHandle: REGIS10-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Registration
OrgAbusePhone: +1-800-365-3642
OrgAbuseEmail: registra@nic.mil
OrgAbuseRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/REGIS10-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: REGIS10-ARIN
OrgTechName: Registration
OrgTechPhone: +1-800-365-3642
OrgTechEmail: registra@nic.mil
OrgTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/REGIS10-ARIN

[freeandfreezing]

I wasn’t suggesting it was unusual, just amusing, and a bit ironic.

[MWestMom]

Whatcha been up to, Bob? No, seriously, that’s creepy.

[MWestMom]

Whatcha been up to, Bob? No, seriously, that’s creepy.

[MWestMom]

No idea why that posted twice. Sorry.

[Bob]

Someone entered your screen name into our lost password feature. It sends the password for the account to the registered email address, so no harm done. My guess is the someone involved uses “Bob” as a handle on other sites and he was looking to see if he’s already registered here with that name.

Thanks, JimRob. While I suspected that was the case, I was a bit surprised at the Naval Network Information Center being the source of it. (At my age, I'm fairly certain that they have absolutely no interest in getting me back into the Navy.)

[Bob]

I strongly suggest you change your user name to Sue, Jill, or Cathy.

I wonder if "Classy Green-Eyed Blonde" is available. :=)

[Bob]

Whatcha been up to, Bob? No, seriously, that’s creepy.

Maybe the Navy's going to recommission my old DDG and they need a missile fire control tech (one with knowledge of ancient Tartar systems). Last that I heard, the ship had been de-mil-ed and turned into a power barge somewhere in South America.

[SatinDoll]

Uh, try “Classy”. That’s short and evocative.