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FR DNS problems...
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Posted on 03/25/2004 7:48:57 AM PST by general_re

DNS lookups failing for FR here - no such host. Apparently I'm not the only one, judging from a glance at the Yahoo FR board. Dunno if it's my ISP (Verizon) or what, but I had to manually edit the hosts file to get here. Presumably, if you can post, you're not having this problem, but there are more than a few people who can't post right now because of it...


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KEYWORDS: faq; server
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To: Eva
Results with reworking the hosts file do vary from computer to computer. JohnRob's reworking of the login procedure works for those who don't want to/can't rework the hosts file.
161 posted on 03/25/2004 11:15:37 AM PST by steveegg (New horror movie coming to CNNNBCCBSABC - "Me, Myself, and Theresa", brought to you by Heinz 57)
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To: RightWhale
Think the Kristinn incident at the 9/11 hearings got them riled?

I hope so, because the timing is highly suspicious.

I want the FBI involved.
162 posted on 03/25/2004 11:16:47 AM PST by Enduring Freedom (Guess How We Ended Japanese Kamikaze Attacks?)
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To: steveegg
Somebody complained to ICANN about an invalid phone number on our domain. ICANN pressed GKG into action. GKG said they e-mailed us Feb 2nd and then again Mar 17th with no response. Today GKG suspended our domain.

The real stupid thing is, while it is true there is a 555 number on one of the contacts, there is another valid number listed in three locations. In all four locations (above the 555 number and the valid number) is the same PO box address. And there are two distinct e-mail addresses listed in the four locations.

Somebody was splitting hairs.
163 posted on 03/25/2004 11:18:38 AM PST by John Robinson
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To: Khurkris
It should stay stable. Once ICANN/GKG get off their "brains" and update the DNS servers, you can remove the manual assignment of www.freerepublic.com from the hosts file or leave it there (I don't see the IP changing).
164 posted on 03/25/2004 11:18:44 AM PST by steveegg (New horror movie coming to CNNNBCCBSABC - "Me, Myself, and Theresa", brought to you by Heinz 57)
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To: Bluntpoint
ROTFL!
165 posted on 03/25/2004 11:19:23 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Enduring Freedom
It goes a bit further back than the Kristinn incident (that is, if GKG can be believed).
166 posted on 03/25/2004 11:20:44 AM PST by steveegg (New horror movie coming to CNNNBCCBSABC - "Me, Myself, and Theresa", brought to you by Heinz 57)
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To: OXENinFLA
FR withdrawls are the worst!

Tell me about it :0)

167 posted on 03/25/2004 11:20:55 AM PST by Mo1 (Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
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To: Tolik
Thanks for the info and the followup by someone to save the "hosts" file without a suffix.

Also, thanks to the Yahoo group. I tried to sign up, but it wanted a credit card number to "prove" I was over 18. I am over 18 by a number of times, and refuse to give a credit card just to post there. Obviously some of you are more trusting of your credit card numbers than I am.
168 posted on 03/25/2004 11:21:48 AM PST by CedarDave (Election 2004: When Democrats attack, it's campaigning; when Republicans campaign, it's attacking.)
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To: John Robinson
Suddenly ICANN gives a damn about that stuff? And decided to use you as their whipping boy? I call bull**** - if I had a nickel for every record with obviously bogus contact info, I'd be up to my eyeballs in nickels...
169 posted on 03/25/2004 11:23:17 AM PST by general_re (The doors to Heaven and Hell are adjacent and identical... - Nikos Kazantzakis)
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To: John Robinson
Somebody was splitting hairs.

Understatement of 2004. Nitpick over one 555 number, then not use either the non-555 numbers or snail mail to try to get a hold of you is a bit more than just "splitting hairs"; it reeks of double-secret probation.

170 posted on 03/25/2004 11:26:44 AM PST by steveegg (It takes more than just a bit of double-secret probation to keep a good website down)
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To: general_re
Somebody filed a complaint with ICANN. I don't know who it is, but I bet I can tell you how they voted for president.
171 posted on 03/25/2004 11:27:34 AM PST by John Robinson
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To: Doctor Stochastic
It's obvious that you did something right: you posted here!!
172 posted on 03/25/2004 11:27:45 AM PST by CedarDave (Election 2004: When Democrats attack, it's campaigning; when Republicans campaign, it's attacking.)
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To: RightWhale
..it also shows that a lot of users don't want to or don't know how to mess with their HOSTS file.

It's easy to do and only takes 1 minute.

173 posted on 03/25/2004 11:29:50 AM PST by demlosers (Coulter: Liberals simply can't grasp the problem Lexis-Nexis poses to their incessant lying.)
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To: demlosers
Just remember to undo it ASAP. If you forget and we change IP addresses you'll be lost.
174 posted on 03/25/2004 11:30:51 AM PST by John Robinson
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To: CedarDave
Apparently Jim fixed things so that one could get in by using the numbers. This didn't work earlier.
175 posted on 03/25/2004 11:32:08 AM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: John Robinson; steveegg
So when is ICANN going after the other million or so domains that have intentionally bogus contact info?

What a crock. I betcha you'll see someone gloating about knocking it offline somewhere, and then you'll have your mystery voter.

176 posted on 03/25/2004 11:32:15 AM PST by general_re (The doors to Heaven and Hell are adjacent and identical... - Nikos Kazantzakis)
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To: CedarDave
bump
177 posted on 03/25/2004 11:32:40 AM PST by Mears (The Killer Queen--caviar and cigarettes)
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To: All
Just remember that editing the HOSTS file will not work if you're using a http proxy server (like @ some workplaces).

Also remember that once the problem is solved, it can take time for the changes to propagate throughout the DNS servers. So it may work for some folks and not others for a while.
178 posted on 03/25/2004 11:34:08 AM PST by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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To: demlosers
OK, I'm finally able to login! Rather than going to the trouble of messing with the HOSTS file, I just manually entered the IP address and then bookmarked it. Easy peasy.
179 posted on 03/25/2004 11:34:27 AM PST by Island Girl
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To: steveegg
THANK YOU!

It worked :~)

sw

180 posted on 03/25/2004 11:37:30 AM PST by spectre (SW)
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