Be carefull choosing an IP address

[JRitt]

This is so bad.
People should be more careful when choosing a domain name.
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1. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at: www.gotahoe.com
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at www.penisland.net
4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at: www.therapistfinder.com
5. Then of course, there's the Italian Power Generator company: www.powergenitalia.com
6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South
Wales: www.molestationnursery.com
7. If you're looking for computer software, there's always: www.ipanywhere.com
8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is: www.cummingfirst.com
9. Then, of course, there's these brainless art designers, and their whacky website: www.speedofart.com
10. A site called 'Who Represents' where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity.

Their domain name....

wait for it...

is: www.whorepresents.com

 

[mikea]

Those are domain names, not IP addresses. Domain names were invented because nobody wanted to have to remember 45.12.34.234

 

[JRitt]

My fingers did not type what I was thinking . Doh

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

somebody, snopes that for us (although it does sound funny!)

 

[KennyFlys]

somebody, snopes that for us (although it does sound funny!)

So, let's take a look....

1. Want to holiday in Lake Tahoe? Try their brochure website at: www.gotahoe.com

Real & Active

2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at www.expertsexchange.com

Real DN but not active

3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at www.penisland.net

DN came up but with links for gay dating

4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at: www.therapistfinder.com

Real & Active

5. Then of course, there's the Italian Power Generator company: www.powergenitalia.com

Invalid Link

6. And now, we have the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales: www.molestationnursery.com

Real DN but not active

7. If you're looking for computer software, there's always: www.ipanywhere.com

Real & Active

8. Welcome to the First Cumming Methodist Church. Their website is: www.cummingfirst.com

Real & Active (A church not far from me. It's not easy to title anything with that town name!)

9. Then, of course, there's these brainless art designers, and their whacky website: www.speedofart.com

Real & Active (and anti-war)

10. A site called 'Who Represents' where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity.
Their domain name.... wait for it...
is: www.whorepresents.com

Real & Active

 

[mikea]

somebody, snopes that for us (although it does sound funny!)

No need. They're all real. These have been known in the techie community for a while.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

must be my computer, I got a 404 on each and every one last night.

 

[SkyHog]

Nope - its because the links are incorrectly formatted, and take you to pilotsofamerica.com/www.gotahoe.com etc.

 

[KennyFlys]

Nope - its because the links are incorrectly formatted, and take you to pilotsofamerica.com/www.gotahoe.com etc.

I had noticed that the other night when I looked at each one. So, I typed each into my other computer. They came up as I had described.

 

[ReverendSlappy]

Experts Exchange, which I steal -- ahem, I mean examine -- code from all the time is real. But it's www.experts-exchange.com Wise placement of the hyphen, I'd say.

I've forgotten the hyphen a few times at work and had the company's "this is a restricted site" page pop up on me. That was fun to explain to the boss. So was www.hookerharness.com -- I think when he called me into the HR office, they were ready to fire me, until I encouraged them to actually go to the site on a non-proxied computer and see that it was totally benign. Good times.