NAVYJOBS.COM

### On Sun, 21 Apr 1996 18:36:17 -0700 (PDT), Sean Doran
### <smd@smdbox.icp.net> wrote to nanog@Merit.Edu concerning "NAVYJOBS.COM":

and noticed a commercial for U.S. Navy Recruiting.

Why why why why why are they in .COM?!

I think we should be told.

Well, without further checking than this...

#101:<khuon@Espresso>(pts/38)[~]% whois navyjobs.com
US Navy Recruiting Command (NAVYJOBS-DOM)
   801 N Randolph Arlington, VA 22203-1991

   Domain Name: NAVYJOBS.COM

   Administrative Contact:
      Howard, Joe (JH547) bbdo@ID1.COM
      202-459-6480
   Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      Riordan, John (JR181) john@INTERPORT.NET
      212 989-1128

   Record last updated on 16-May-95.
   Record created on 19-Apr-95.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS1.INTERPORT.NET 199.184.165.1
   NS2.INTERPORT.NET 199.184.165.2

Could it be possible that NAVYJOBS.COM is actually just some business entity
and really isn't directly affiliated with the USN at all? Maybe they're a
contracted-out recruiting service.