Re: www.etrade.com has no DNS A record !

[John Hawkinson]

Why is discussion of a single site's DNS configuration screwup
appropriate for NANOG?

Is your goal to get the word out to people who use E*TRADE?
I don't think NANOG is right for that.

Is your goal to get the word out to network providers of people
who use E*TRADE? Do you really expect that many of them will
forward this announcement or make good use of it? Should
a message be sent to NANOG every time CNN, Netscape, or Yahoo
go down?

Am I missing something here? [Like a sense of humor?]

--jhawk

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> Expect some major customer complaints about this one: www.etrade.com has
> no A record, and all other addresses are redirected to that very name.
> 
> I just sent this to Etrade: