On Oct 30,  1:26am, Winship wrote:
} Subject: Whois question
} This is a "hmmm" type question.  Why does "whois" say there is no
} match for  listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu or for the IP 128.205.7.35 ?

Whois doesn't get that detailed.

Whois buffalo.edu results in:

Registrant:
University at Buffalo (SUNY at Buffalo (BUFFALO-DOM)
   305 Computing Center
   Buffalo, NY 14260
   US

   Domain Name: BUFFALO.EDU

   Administrative Contact:
      Dunn, Charles F  (CFD4)  [log in to unmask]
      (716) 645-3582 (FAX) (716) 645-5972
   Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      UB Hostmaster  (UH11-ORG)  [log in to unmask]
      716-645-3531

   Record last updated on 13-Nov-1997.
   Record created on 15-Jun-1995.
   Database last updated on 30-Oct-1999 14:22:21 EST.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS.BUFFALO.EDU               128.205.1.2
   BUTLER.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU      128.205.106.1
   EQUINOX.CCS.UNR.EDU          134.197.1.2
   SYBIL.CS.BUFFALO.EDU         128.205.32.8

} nslookup says it is there and I never have any problems with the address
} from here (well, every once in a while, but not for a long time).
}
} Got a subscriber who can't do anything as her system keeps sending back to
} her errors, [log in to unmask] unknown host/domain.

Sounds like a DNS problem.

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