Melvin,
 
        Thanks for taking the time to help me out. I appreciate it very much.
I think I understand how to look up.
 
                                        John
 
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On Tue, 1 Mar 1994, Melvin Klassen wrote:
 
> On Mon, 28 Feb 1994 15:06 PST, John Trimble <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >I have a list open to subscription on request to me. Several subscription
> >requests have come with numerical return addresses like xyz@[128.121.50.145].
> >Is there any way to look up the description of such addresses?
>
> Use NSLOOKUP, specify 'TYPE=PTR', and a name of '145.50.121.128.in-addr.arpa',
> and you'll get the answer 'TIGGER.JVNC.NET'.  Specify 'TYPE=HINFO', and
> a name of 'TIGGER.JVNC.NET', and you'll get the answer "CPU=Sun-4c OS=UNIX".
>
> Enter 'TELNET INTERNIC.NET', and enter 'WHOIS JVNC-DOM',
> to find the address of "Global Enterprise Services, Inc.", in Princeton, NJ, or
> enter 'WHOIS ASN-JVNC' to list some information about "John von Neumann Center".
>