----------------------------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 -- 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 - 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"