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Verisign takes over all domains
As of this morning, any misspelled or unregistered domain will now resolve to verisign's site (sitefinder.verisign.com).

Code:
[root@gossamer root]# nslookup aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.com
Server: 64.69.64.7
Address: 64.69.64.7#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.com
Address: 64.94.110.11

[root@gossamer root]# nslookup 64.94.110.11
Server: 64.69.64.7
Address: 64.69.64.7#53

Non-authoritative answer:
11.110.94.64.in-addr.arpa name = sitefinder-idn.verisign.com.

[root@gossamer root]#

This is really pretty scummy, and a new low for Verisign. Lots of implications here (Spam processing that looks at whether domain exists, people's mail errors will now be different -- no longer domain does not exist, but rather, no mx record, or on some servers, it will try and deliver to the a record).

Cheers,

Alex
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Re: [Alex] Verisign takes over all domains In reply to
Of course the number one result for 'register domain names' on their search engine is network solutions:

http://sitefinder.verisign.com/...ng&search=Search

Cheers,

Alex
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Re: [Alex] Verisign takes over all domains In reply to
Wow.. that is pathetic! Hope their servers crash under load Laugh

Even worse than .ws domains pointing to Register.com's site...

http://www.grtrtetete.ws/

What is the internet coming to! Crazy

Cheers

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Re: [Alex] Verisign takes over all domains In reply to
And with a deal with overture, they are cashing in on this non-domain redirect. What gives them the exclusive right to profit from this? Totally unacceptable.

Mad

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Re: [Alex] Verisign takes over all domains In reply to
Just like to add that it only is for .com and .net that it does that.

Adrian
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Re: [brewt] Verisign takes over all domains In reply to
Still a lame excuse to extortion money out of people :(

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Re: [Andy] Verisign takes over all domains In reply to
There is a petition you can sign that's directed toward ICANN to take action. There are roughly 10000 signatures already.

http://www.petitiononline.com/icanndns/

hehe... Forbes is running a poll on CEO's. Vote against Stratton D. Sclavos.

http://www.forbes.com/...ceointernetpoll.html

Philip
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fuzzy logic: Sep 18, 2003, 10:14 AM
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Re: [fuzzy logic] Verisign takes over all domains In reply to
9959 Signatures Total

- Just signed it...although in terms of legitimacy, they should do an email validation before validating "signatures"....
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Buh Bye!

Cheers,
Me
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Re: [Alex] Verisign takes over all domains In reply to
Some good news from ICANN today:

http://www.icann.org/...advisory-03oct03.htm

Cheers,

Alex
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