[dns-operations] Another public DNS resolver, this time with DNSSEC

[Stephane Bortzmeyer]

On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 08:11:43PM +0000,
 Evan Hunt <each at isc.org> wrote 
 a message of 19 lines which said:

> I wish I knew who they were, though: it's not obvious from the
> website, and dns.watch doesn't have an MX record.  It's harder to
> evaluate claims of neutrality and data privacy when I don't know who
> I'm talking to.

whois ?


% whois -h whois.nic.watch dns.watch
Domain Name: dns.watch
Domain ID: ee1c979bba3d45a2b65a6e9050c4e407-D
WHOIS Server: http://whois.1api.net
Referral URL: http://www.1api.net
Updated Date: 2014-05-31T11:48:02Z
Creation Date: 2014-05-07T19:29:37Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2015-05-07T19:29:37Z
Sponsoring Registrar: 1API
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 1387
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registrant ID: usi19384781_xlxe
Registrant Name: Ideal-Hosting Hostmaster
Registrant Organization: Ideal-Hosting UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Registrant Street: Haagstr. 9   
Registrant City: Erlangen
Registrant State/Province: Bavaria
Registrant Postal Code: 91054
Registrant Country: DE
Registrant Phone: +49.091319279944
Registrant Phone Ext: 10
Registrant Fax: +49.091319279999
Registrant Fax Ext: 
Registrant Email: domains at ideal-hosting.com
Admin ID: usi19384781_xlxe
Admin Name: Ideal-Hosting Hostmaster
Admin Organization: Ideal-Hosting UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Admin Street: Haagstr. 9   
Admin City: Erlangen
Admin State/Province: Bavaria
Admin Postal Code: 91054
Admin Country: DE
Admin Phone: +49.091319279944
Admin Phone Ext: 10
Admin Fax: +49.091319279999
Admin Fax Ext: 
Admin Email: domains at ideal-hosting.com
Tech ID: usi19384781_xlxe
Tech Name: Ideal-Hosting Hostmaster
Tech Organization: Ideal-Hosting UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Tech Street: Haagstr. 9   
Tech City: Erlangen
Tech State/Province: Bavaria
Tech Postal Code: 91054
Tech Country: DE
Tech Phone: +49.091319279944
Tech Phone Ext: 10
Tech Fax: +49.091319279999
Tech Fax Ext: 
Tech Email: domains at ideal-hosting.com
Name Server: ns30.dns4pro.at
Name Server: ns20.dns4pro.at
Name Server: ns10.dns4pro.at
DNSSEC: unsigned

>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2014-07-20T20:12:38Z <<<

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