Follow-up:

[yegg@flash ~]$ dig boss-api.a1.b.yahoo.com @yf1.yahoo.com.

; <<>> DiG 9.4.2 <<>> boss-api.a1.b.yahoo.com @yf1.yahoo.com.
;; global options: printcmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

--- In ysearchboss@yahoogroups.com, "gabrielweinberg" <yegg@...>
wrote:
>
> As of 2:50PM ET, BOSS is down, at least for me in my location. The
> error is 'bad hostname', i.e. no DNS resolving. This is on the
> Verizon FIOS network in PA.
>
> dig boss.yahooapis.com
>
> ; <<>> DiG 9.4.2 <<>> boss.yahooapis.com
> ;; global options: printcmd
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
>