1001parts.co.uk

DNS TXT records used as a live routing engine

$ dig TXT 1001parts.co.uk

;; QUESTION SECTION:

;1001parts.co.uk. IN TXT

;; ANSWER SECTION:

1001parts.co.uk. 3600 IN TXT "1|www.1001parts.co.uk [1001menus.co.uk]: 1|1001menus.com [1001hobbies.co.uk]: 2|https://www.1001modelkits.co.uk"

What Happened

Three domains (1001parts.co.uk, 1001menus.co.uk, 1001hobbies.co.uk) all have pipe-delimited TXT records: `1|www.1001parts.co.uk`, `1|1001menus.com`, `2|https://www.1001modelkits.co.uk`. A lightweight proxy or routing engine is actively querying DNS TXT records to decide where to 301 redirect incoming traffic — using the numeric prefix (`1|` vs `2|`) as the redirect type. An unconventional but functional use of the DNS system.

Full TXT Record Value

1|www.1001parts.co.uk
[1001menus.co.uk]: 1|1001menus.com
[1001hobbies.co.uk]: 2|https://www.1001modelkits.co.uk