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   Robert Riches to Adam   
   Re: OT: Off-Topic   
   30 Aug 12 03:32:21   
   
   From: spamtrap42@jacob21819.net   
      
   On 2012-08-29, Adam  wrote:   
   > Robert Riches wrote:   
   >> On 2012-08-28, Adam  wrote:   
   >> Try a ping to completely-totally-ficticious-random-junk.com   
   >> rather than an URL inside a subdomain that does exist.  If that   
   >> goes to an IP address, it means VZ is redirecting.   
   >   
   > Oh, okay.  I also had to make sure I was using VZ's DNS.   
   >   
   > [adam@eris ~]$ ping kjtroi.com   
   > ping: unknown host kjtroi.com   
   > [adam@eris ~]$   
   >   
   > but pings of known addresses work.  When I put that address into a   
   > browser, it returns a VZ page saying essentially "couldn't find it -   
   > here's a search engine and some search results".   
   >   
   > Conclusion: VZ is /not/ redirecting nowadays.   
   >   
   > Adam   
      
   Thanks for the results of your test.   
      
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   Robert Riches   
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