SCOTT A. WARD ("Scotty") sward@cap.gwu.edu +De Colores!+
Training Coordinator; WOULD APPRECIATE ASSISTANTS
Volunteer Service Manager (VSM), CapAccess Community Center
Vice-Chair, Public Relations
On Wed, 5 Jan 1994, Joan Gargano wrote:
>
> > Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 16:18:44 -0500
> > From: Scott A. Ward 703-614-4719 <wards@AMOMEGA.ACQ.OSD.MIL>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list COMMUNET
> > Subject: Warning: International Internet Association
> >
> > A company calling itself the International Internet
> > Association, and billing itself as "the largest non-profit
> > provider of free Internet access in theworld" has started
> > advertizing in the Washington, D.C. area, and offering free
> > Internet accounts to individuals who will FAX them, among other
> > things, a credit card number. As an active member of the
> > Member Council of the National Capital Area Public Access
> > Network (CapAccess), I wanted to find more about
> > this organization that supposedly has offices NOT THREE BLOCKS
> > FROM CAPACCESS.
> >
> >
> > Here's the result of my search for the IIA.
>
> I think it is prudent to excercise caution when a company asks for a
> credit card number before they can give you a "free" account. I don't
> know anything about IIA, but they do appear in the Internet domain
> nameservice with valid records and they do have an entry in the whois
> database, rs.internic.net. It appears there is some relationship between
> IIA, ICM and Phantom, but I have no idea if it is anything more than a
> technical arrangement. Also note that I found an IIA.COM. It does not
> appear that they are related to IIA.ORG.
>
> The "org" designation does suggest that IIA.ORG is a nonprofit or
> membership organization whereas IIA.COM is a commercial entity.
>
> Script started on Wed Jan 5 15:09:18 1994
> dale% /usr/etc/nslookup
> > iia.org
> Server: dale.ucdavis.edu
> Address: 128.120.2.149
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> iia.org nameserver = MARY.IIA.ORG
> iia.org nameserver = NS.UU.NET
> Authoritative answers can be found from:
> MARY.IIA.ORG inet address = 198.4.75.9
> NS.UU.NET inet address = 137.39.1.3
>
> dale% whois -h in rs.internic.net iia.org
> International Internet Association (IIA2-DOM)
> 30 South First Avenue
> Highland Park, NJ 08904
>
> Domain Name: IIA.ORG
>
> Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
> Bochicchio, Charleen (CB45) char@JOY.ICM.COM
> +1 202 387 5445 (FAX) +1 202 387 5446
>
> Record last updated on 01-Dec-93.
>
> Domain servers in listed order:
>
> MARY.IIA.ORG 198.4.75.9
> NS.UU.NET 137.39.1.3
>
>
> The InterNIC Registration Services Host ONLY contains Internet Information
> (Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
> Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.
>
> dale% whois -h rs.internic.net icm.com
> Intellicom (ICM-DOM)
> 30 South First Ave.
> Highland Park, NJ 08904
>
> Domain Name: ICM.COM
>
> Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
> Kramer, Michael (MK30) mikek@MINDVOX.PHANTOM.COM
> 201-417-2166
>
> Record last updated on 22-Jul-93.
>
> Domain servers in listed order:
>
> NS.UU.NET 137.39.1.3
> UUCP-GW-1.PA.DEC.COM 16.1.0.18
> UUCP-GW-2.PA.DEC.COM 16.1.0.19
>
>
> dale% whois -h rs.internic.net phantom.com
> Phantom Access Technologies, Inc. (PHANTOM-DOM)
> 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2614
> New York, NY 10011
>
> Domain Name: PHANTOM.COM
>
> Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
> Fancher, Bruce (BF3) bruce@PHANTOM.COM
> 212-989-2418
> Zone Contact:
> Kroupa, Patrick Karel (PKK2) digital@PHANTOM.COM
> (212) 989-2418
>
> Record last updated on 22-Sep-93.
>
> Domain servers in listed order:
>
> ICM1.ICP.NET 192.94.207.66
> ICM2.ICP.NET 192.80.214.224
>
>
> > iia.com
> Server: dale.ucdavis.edu
> Address: 128.120.2.149
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> iia.com nameserver = NS.PSI.NET
> iia.com nameserver = NS2.PSI.NET
> Authoritative answers can be found from:
> NS.PSI.NET inet address = 192.33.4.10
> NS2.PSI.NET inet address = 192.35.82.2
>
> dale% whois -h rs.internic.net iia.com
> Insight In Action, Inc. (IIA-DOM)
> 9130 S.W. Pioneer Court
> Wilsonville, OR 97070
>
> Domain Name: IIA.COM
>
> Administrative Contact:
> Schoffstall, Martin L. (MS9) SCHOFF@PSI.COM
> (703) 620-6651
> Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
> Network Information and Support Center (PSI-NISC) hostinfo@psi.com
> (518) 283-8860
>
> Record last updated on 30-Jan-92.
>
> Domain servers in listed order:
>
> NS.PSI.NET 192.33.4.10
> NS2.PSI.NET 192.35.82.2
>
> script done on Wed Jan 5 15:11:22 1994
>
> Joan Gargano
>
>
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