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( 2001020600 ; serial 4H ; refresh 30M ; retry 5w6d16h ; expiry 4d4h ) ; minimum 4d4h IN NS ns.eu.net. 4d4h IN NS ns.uu.net. 4d4h IN NS ns0.ja.net. 4d4h IN NS ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk. 4d4h IN NS ns4.ja.net. 4d4h IN TXT "Domain names for United Kingdom go under .uk" 4d4h IN TXT "For details see the web page on: www.nic.uk" 4d4h IN TXT "This domain is frozen and will be phased out" dra.hmg 4d4h IN NS ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk. 4d4h IN NS sun.mhs-relay.ac.uk. 4d4h IN NS relay.mod.uk. @ 4d4h IN SOA ns0.ja.net. operations.ja.net. ( 2001020600 ; serial 4H ; refresh 30M ; retry 5w6d16h ; expiry 4d4h ) ; minimum ;; Received 1 answer (13 records). ;; FROM: portal to SERVER: 128.86.1.20 ;; WHEN: Sun Apr 14 21:14:33 2002 So actually it's frozen but contains one subdomain.... [<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120308201033/mailto:tony@portal">tony@portal</a> tony]$ dig @ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk dra.hmg.gb axfr ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk dra.hmg.gb axfr ; (1 server found) $ORIGIN dra.hmg.gb. @ 4d4h IN SOA ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk. liaison.ess.cs.ucl.ac.uk. ( 200203131 ; serial 4H ; refresh 30M ; retry 5w6d16h ; expiry 4d4h ) ; minimum 4d4h IN NS ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk. 4d4h IN NS relay.mod.uk. 4d4h IN NS sun.mhs-relay.ac.uk. 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. 4d4h IN MX 15 ess.cs.ucl.ac.uk. atc 4d4h IN MX 20 relay.mod.uk. www.space 4d4h IN A 146.80.11.143 hermes-mail 4d4h IN MX 10 hermes banoi 4d4h IN A 192.5.28.70 dhakhan 4d4h IN A 192.5.28.42 dfhnet 4d4h IN MX 10 dfhnet 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.10 sec 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. sncom1.scs 4d4h IN A 146.80.17.41 daedalus 4d4h IN A 192.5.28.40 yucca 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.82 zeus 4d4h IN MX 40 relay.mod.uk. minotaur 4d4h IN MX 10 daedalus caercn 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. eden 4d4h IN MX 10 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk. 4d4h IN A 146.80.10.29 duckula 4d4h IN A 192.5.28.43 crewsys 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. falcor 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. 4d4h IN A 146.80.11.70 horde 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.67 alba 4d4h IN MX 20 relay.mod.uk. hermes 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. 4d4h IN MX 15 ess.cs.ucl.ac.uk. 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.16 merry 4d4h IN A 146.80.10.155 taz 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.11 delos 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.105 shadow 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.65 signal 4d4h IN MX 10 signal 4d4h IN MX 15 relay.mod.uk. 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.20 black 4d4h IN A 146.80.117.20 phoenix 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.66 alchera 4d4h IN A 192.5.28.41 viper 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. hydra 4d4h IN MX 10 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk. 4d4h IN MX 30 ns1.eris.dera.gov.uk. www 4d4h IN CNAME funnel rivers 4d4h IN MX 10 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk. 4d4h IN MX 30 ns1.eris.dera.gov.uk. siwg 4d4h IN CNAME siwg.eris.dera.gov.uk. loretta 4d4h IN A 192.5.29.71 funnel 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.80 pascal 4d4h IN MX 10 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk. 4d4h IN MX 20 relay.mod.uk. trog 4d4h IN MX 10 dfhnet 4d4h IN A 146.80.9.44 nexos 4d4h IN MX 10 nexos 4d4h IN MX 11 mail.eris.dera.gov.uk. 4d4h IN A 192.5.29.240 ftp 4d4h IN CNAME yucca horace 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. icarus 4d4h IN MX 20 zig suna 4d4h IN MX 10 relay.mod.uk. sar 4d4h IN MX 10 ouse.qinetiq.com. @ 4d4h IN SOA ns1.cs.ucl.ac.uk. liaison.ess.cs.ucl.ac.uk. ( 200203131 ; serial 4H ; refresh 30M ; retry 5w6d16h ; expiry 4d4h ) ; minimum ;; Received 64 answers (64 records). ;; FROM: portal to SERVER: 128.16.5.32 ;; WHEN: Sun Apr 14 21:18:18 2002 [<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120308201033/mailto:tony@portal">tony@portal</a> tony]$ So there's at least 2 websites: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120308201033/http://www.dra.hmg.gb/">http://www.dra.hmg.gb</a> and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120308201033/http://www.space.dra.hmg.gb/">http://www.space.dra.hmg.gb</a> Cheers, A.D. (Tony Dunmore) -----Original Message----- From: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120308201033/mailto:gllug-admin@linux.co.uk">gllug-admin@linux.co.uk</a> [mailto:<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120308201033/mailto:gllug-admin@linux.co.uk">gllug-admin@linux.co.uk</a>] On Behalf Of E. R. Vaughan Sent: 14 April 2002 20:32 To: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120308201033/mailto:gllug@linux.co.uk">gllug@linux.co.uk</a> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Official country code for Britain = GB or UK? Does this mean that .gb domains are around the corner? FWIW I think "Great Britain" is archaic... </pre> <!--endarticle--> <hr> <p><ul> <!--threads--> <li> Previous message: <a href="021656.html">[Gllug] Official country code for Britain = GB or UK? </a></li> <li> Next message: <a href="021687.html">[Gllug] FW: Bandwidth watching </a></li> <li> <b>Messages sorted by:</b> <a href="date.html#21662">[ date ]</a> <a href="thread.html#21662">[ thread ]</a> <a href="subject.html#21662">[ subject ]</a> <a href="author.html#21662">[ author ]</a> </li> </ul> </body></html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 20:10:33 Mar 08, 2012 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 01:15:30 Nov 24, 2024. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. 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