License question

[John Bingham]

The originating IP address is from Plusnet in the UK.

 From network-tools.com

81.174.248.157 is from United Kingdom (UK) in region Western Europe
Input: kernelbasher.plus.com
canonical name: kernelbasher.plus.com
Registered Domain: plus.com

TraceRoute from Network-Tools.com to 81.174.248.157 [kernelbasher.plus.com]
Hop	(ms)	(ms)	(ms)		     IP Address	Host name
1 	  1 	  0 	  0 	     206.123.64.217	  -
2 	  0 	  0 	  0 	     206.123.64.46	  -
3 	  Timed out 	  Timed out 	  Timed out 	     	  -
4 	  Timed out 	  Timed out 	  Timed out 	     	  -
5 	  114 	  115 	  115 	     212.187.139.178	 
bt-net.ear2.london2.level3.net
6 	  112 	  112 	  112 	     213.137.183.99	  -
7 	  112 	  111 	  112 	     213.121.193.165	 
peer1-xe1-0-0.faraday.ukcore.bt.net
8 	  111 	  110 	  111 	     195.99.126.139	  -
9 	  120 	  122 	  120 	     84.93.249.36	 
irb.12.central12.ptn-bng01.plus.net
10 	  124 	  124 	  124 	     81.174.248.157	 kernelbasher.plus.com

Trace complete


Retrieving DNS records for kernelbasher.plus.com...
DNS servers
ns1.force9.net
ns2.force9.net

Answer records
kernelbasher.plus.com		A	81.174.248.157	86400s
kernelbasher.plus.com		MX	
preference:	10
exchange:	mx.avasin.plus.net
	300s

Authority records
plus.com		NS 	ns1.force9.net	86400s
plus.com		NS 	ns2.force9.net	86400s

Additional records
mx.avasin.plus.net		A	212.159.9.200	3600s
mx.avasin.plus.net		A	212.159.8.200	3600s
ns1.force9.net		A	195.166.128.16	86400s
ns2.force9.net		A	195.166.128.17	86400s
Whois query for plus.com...

Results returned from whois.internic.net:

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

    Domain Name: PLUS.COM
    Registrar: ENOM, INC.
    Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 48
    Whois Server: whois.enom.com
    Referral URL: http://www.enom.com
    Name Server: NS1.FORCE9.NET
    Name Server: NS1.PLUSNET.CO.UK
    Name Server: NS2.FORCE9.NET
    Name Server: NS2.PLUSNET.CO.UK
    Status: clientDeleteProhibited 
https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
    Status: clientTransferProhibited 
https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
    Updated Date: 14-dec-2015
    Creation Date: 16-dec-1994
    Expiration Date: 15-dec-2017

On 02/09/16 15:57, John Bingham wrote:
> I didn't know that British English had two spellings; I guess that could
> be true for others.  Or maybe (like for most of us) his default spelling
> checker is US English.  If he isn't in the UK, he shouldn't be
> downloading BBC programmes (or programs) anyway.
>
>
> On 02/09/16 15:01, Chris Marriott wrote:
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: John Bingham
>> Sent: Friday, September 2, 2016 2:18 PM
>> To: artisticforge .
>> Cc: get_iplayer
>> Subject: Re: License question
>>
>>> I read the original post: "Beeb is asking if I have a license now,
>>> sigh".
>>>
>>> My first thought was that this prevented GiP, and hence my script,
>>> from working, so I checked it out (on Linux) and didn't find a problem.
>>>
>>> I thus deduced that the concern was probably from someone who didn't
>>> have a license.  Of course, I don't know this to be true and apologise
>>> if my assumption was incorrect.
>>
>> The fact that the original poster used the American English spelling
>> "license", rather than the British English "licence", suggests to me
>> that he is not resident in the UK, and therefore does not actually
>> require a licence.
>>
>> (In British English, "license" is a verb; "license" a noun. American
>> English uses "license" for both.)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
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