Re: LYNX-DEV https/ssl question

[Hiram Lester, Jr.]

On Fri, 16 May 1997, Laura Eaves wrote:

> Also, how do you check the geographic location of an address, besides looking 
> at
> the home page of an ISP or business, which doesn't really tell you much?  How 
> do
> you know the location of someone sending you private email?
> (Apparently .com is international, so you can't tell by looking at the domain
> name.)

If you are on unix, the "whois" command will give you the info you seek.
Hmm, you're service provider is in New Jersey... ;)

frank 1:~> whois intac.com
INTAC Access Corporation (INTAC-DOM)
   256 Broad Avenue
   Palisades Park, NJ 07650
   US

   Domain Name: INTAC.COM

   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      The INTAC Hostmaster  (INTAC-HM)  address@hidden
      (201) 944-1417
   Billing Contact:
      Billing, Intac Dns  (IDB3)  address@hidden
      (201) 944-1417

   Record last updated on 29-Aug-96.
   Record created on 04-Mar-94.
   Database last updated on 15-May-97 07:19:16 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS.INTAC.COM                 198.6.114.2
   NS2.INTAC.COM                198.6.114.27


The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.

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