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<p>I'm very sorry for the noise. But due to the loss of a bet, I
must disclose the following. <br>
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<p>Apologises in advance to Geoff. <br>
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<p>Anthony is no longer with us and Barry is no longer in our
industry. That leaves me to reveal that we were the authors of
the DNS commandments. <br>
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<p>As posted. inferno.mpx.com.au!metro.ucc.su.oz.au!munnari.oz.au <br>
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<p>I'm sure Terry can confirm this statement. <br>
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<p>Again Sorry. <br>
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<pre id="body">And forth he quoth....
DNS Commandments
From: dns§dns.god
Subject: The Holy DNS Commandments
Date: 22 Aug 1995 06:13:04 GMT
And behold, there were great thunder and lightnings, and the mighty
prophet
Gehofrey came down from the temple of Munnari and told Children of AU
that
the Lord God Kre had vouchedsafe unto them these Holy Commandments,
graven
upon stone tablets:-
1. Thou SHALT NOT send DNS information to the Lord God Kre's
personal mailbox, lest the Wrath of the Lord Kre be kindled
and wax hot against thee.
2. Thou shalt format thy request in a mysterious format known
unto none save the holiest priesthood of the order of DNS, that
thy days may be long in the domain that the Lord Kre hath given thee.
3. If thy requests be incorrectly seconded or ill formatted,
thou shalt NOT be added to the root AU domain but shalt be forever
cast out of the named boot into the outer darkness where there is
great
weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.
4. Thine entries must be DNS walkable, or naught shall be delegated.
5. Thou shalt wait in vain for a reply. Ever.
6. If the Lord deigneth to reply at all, it is because thou art
incredibly
stupid, dullwitted, blind and slow of understanding, and
comprehendeth
not such simple DNS concepts; therefore shall He quote thee large
inscriptions of the Holy DNS Bible, so that thy mailbox runneth over.
7. If not large inscriptions of the Holy DNS Bible, then large
inscriptions
of the sacred RFC tomes.
8. Thou shalt not complain about the Lord's ineffable doings or
Commandments
in news; "My Ways are not your ways, neither are My Thoughts your
thoughts" saith the Lord Kre, and He shall pour out the vials of His
scorn
upon thine head from on High in the sight of a</pre>
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