You can do a DNS lookup on the domains: http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dnsrec&host=news.ycombinator.net http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dn

You can do a DNS lookup on the domains: http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dnsrec&host=news.ycombinator.net http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dnsrec&host=ne... http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dnsrec&host=hackerne.ws http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dnsrec&host=ha... Compare it with the real HN domain (news.ycombinator.com): http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dnsrec&host=news.ycombinator.com http://network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=dnsrec&host=ne... I dunno about hackerne.ws, but the ycombinator.com and .net domains look like they've got the same information. Perhaps someone with more DNS experience can do a little more digging. EDIT: Here's the WHOIS info for the contact email (dns@jomax.net) for hackerne.ws: http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx?Domain=JOMAX.NET http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx?Domain=JOMAX.NET