[AusNOG] A Bet Lost. - Sorry for the noise - DNS commandments.

[Terry Manderson]

That certainly dredges up a conversation (one of many) "back in the day" at a steak house in Kings Cross. 

Cheers,
Terry

Mobile device. All correct spelling unintentional.

> On 16 Dec. 2016, at 22:58, Matt Perkins <matt at spectrum.com.au> wrote:
> 
> I'm very sorry for the noise. But due to the loss of a bet, I must disclose the following. 
> Apologises in advance to Geoff. 
> 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. 
> As posted. inferno.mpx.com.au!metro.ucc.su.oz.au!munnari.oz.au 
> I'm sure Terry  can confirm this statement. 
> 
> Again Sorry. 
> 
> --- 
> 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
> -- 
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