Subj : HeadsUp - FidoNet.Org DNS Expires 26-Feb-2001
To   : All
From : Frank Robbins
Date : Tue Nov 19 2002 12:44 pm

Has anyone discussed the fact that the domain name for FidoNet.Org expires 
within the month of February 2001?

The current "who is" states:
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01/23/01 23:00:11 whois fidonet.org

Query:     fidonet.org
Registry:  whois.networksolutions.com Results:


Registrant:
FidoNet Public Relations (FIDONET-DOM)
   c/o Pennsylvania Online PO Box 6501
   Harrisburg, PA 17112
   US

   Domain Name: FIDONET.ORG

   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Billing Contact:
      Peace, George  (GP11)  george@PAONLINE.COM
      Pennsylvania Online
      PO Box 6501
      Harrisburg, PA 17112
      (717) 657-0000 (FAX) (717) 657-0132

   Record last updated on 03-May-2000.
   Record expires on 26-Feb-2001.
   Record created on 25-Feb-1988.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   DNS1.PAONLINE.COM  216.220.160.7
   DNS2.PAONLINE.COM  216.220.160.8
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I was curious is someone is going to renew the domain name of FIDONET.ORG again 
before it is stolen away from the FidoNet when it expires?

Once the domain name is stolen, it would be very difficult to get it back into 
FidoNet without paying some large fee to the new DNS holder!

Here are a few domain names which use fidonet:
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01. http://asterisk.fidonet.lt
02. http://fidonet.fidonet.org
03. http://www.fidonet-deutschland.de 04. http://www.fidonet-revival.de
05. http://www.fidonet.ch
06. http://www.fidonet.co.uk
07. http://www.fidonet.da.ru
08. http://www.fidonet.fi
09. http://www.fidonet.gr
10. http://www.fidonet.it
11. http://www.fidonet.kazan.ru
12. http://www.fidonet.kherson.ua
13. http://www.fidonet.lg.ua
14. http://www.fidonet.lt
15. http://www.fidonet.net
16. http://www.fidonet.nu
17. http://www.fidonet.org
18. http://www.fidonet.org.ar
19. http://www.fidonet.org.il
20. http://www.fidonet.org.ph
21. http://www.fidonet.org.pl
22. http://www.fidonet.ph
23. http://www.fidonet.pp.se
24. http://www.fidonet.rinet.msk.ru 25. http://www.fidonet.rinet.ru
26. http://www.fidonet.tatarstan.ru 27. http://www.fidonet.uz
28. http://www.fidonetwork.com
29. http://www.n5049.z2.fidonet.net 30. http://www.rincondefidonet.com
31. http://www.z3.fidonet.org
32. http://1609fidonet.virtualave.net 33. http://fidonet.virtualave.net
34. http://fidonet.webjump.com

If someone has some info about this action, it would be nice to know that this 
is no longer a FidoNet crisis waiting to happen.

Thanks...

Frank Robbins
 FidoNet (Resources - Support - History) Site
 http://winramturbo.com/fidonet/

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