----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Here is more information that came to me on a local University of Florida list
the day I got Johnny's list of warnings, in case you are interested.
Jan Coyne
Folks,
Although I think it is unwise to give out any credit card information
over the wire as requested in the original post, the iia.org *is* listed
at the Internic contrary to what is reported in the warning below..
The point of contact for the iia.org domain is Charleen Bochicchio
phone +1 202 387 5446 (Highland Park, NJ, not Washington D.C.!)
The query result fron the Internic is included below fyi. Be CAREFUL
when conducting any business over the wire! <phone, fax or Internet!>
-dave pokorney
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Script started on Thu Jan 6 09:54:42 1994
name% nslookup
Default Server: ufl.edu
Address: 128.227.128.24
> set type=any
> iia.org
Server: ufl.edu
Address: 128.227.128.24
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
> exit
name% whois -h 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) [log in to unmask]
+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.
name% exit
name%
script done on Thu Jan 6 09:56:15 1994
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On Thu, 6 Jan 1994 11:38:44 EST you said:
>FYI... Please repost as necessary or as desired. Thanks, James
>
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>> Over the holdays, at a relative's house, I happened to see in a fairly
>> recent PC Magazine, the instructions for who to call in Washington, D.C.
>> (an 800 number) to get free Internet connectivity for folks not attached
>> to an institution with Internet connectivity.
>>
>> Has anybody out there seen this info?
>
>Paula, I don't know if this is related to it. It may not be so
>desirable after all--Jeff:
>
>>From: IN%"[log in to unmask]" "African-American Research"
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 16:18:44 -0500
>From: "Scott A. Ward 703-614-4719" <[log in to unmask]>
>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 the
>world" 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.
>
>1. Their address, listed as "Suite 852 - 202 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington
> D.C. 20006", is actually a post office box at Mailboxes, Etc.
>
>2. The company lists no incorporation, trademark or service-mark licenses.
>
>3. They claim your E-mail address would be <userid>@iia.org. However:
> a. No iia.org is listed in the hq.af.mil hosts table
> b. No iia.org is listed in the acq.osd.mil hosts table
> c. No iia.org is listed is the INTERNIC 'whois' database
> d. No iia.org is listed using the INTERNIC 'netfind' Internet lookup
>In other words, IIA.ORG does NOT, at this time, exist.
>
>4. Although they apologize profusely in the application, they state that
> "Without receiving a credit card number, the IIA _cannot_ process an
> account."
>
>5. Although I have left a message on their voice-mail system, I have received
> no response from them. (they also apologize in the voice mail that,
> due to demand, they are operating at a 3-week backlog for applications.)
>
>I cannot judge an organization in advance. However, I do think it highly
>suspicious that, to use their propaganda, "The International Internet
>Association is able to make this service available through generous private
>donations, and the extraordinary dedication of its membership." I can say that
>I am not convinced this organization exists, and highly discourage any Internet
>user from sending information until you make certain that the IIA is real.
>
>Scott Ward (703) 614-4719
>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>Vice-Chair, Public Relations Volunteer Service Manager (VSM)
>National Capital Area Public CapAccess Community Center
>Access Network (CapAccess) [log in to unmask]
>[log in to unmask] "go community"
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