If you want cock-ups *and* conspiracies on an almost daily
basis, wander no further than the good old domain name
billing system. Why just today, if you were watching the
servers, you'd have seen Demon put "police.uk" (ie every cop
force in the country) "on hold" for not paying their domain
bill. That's rather akin to suspending the whole of co.uk
until Mr Co forks over his fiver. But that's not as bad -
let's face it, nothing is *ever* as bad - as NETWORK
SOLUTIONS. They just sent a bill to ARIN. For in-addr.arpa.