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From: rms at computerbytesman.com (Richard M. Smith) Subject: VeriSign hints at backdown over redirection of error pages Verisign has finally realized that Web browsers aren't the only kind of software that make DNS requests. Site Finder appears to be offline now and the lawyers are beginning to circle..... Richard M. Smith http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com ============================================= http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/18/1063625123998.html VeriSign hints at backdown over redirection of error pages By Sam Varghese September 18, 2003 VeriSign has said it would make "appropriate adjustments" to the changes it made to domain name service zones that result in most mistyped .com and .net domain names being redirected to its own site. The company made the changes on Monday and has since been at the receiving end of a great deal of criticism from members of the tech community. Brian O'Shaughnessy, of VeriSign's Corporate Communications division, said: " In the course of implementation various users asked us to modify the service to accommodate anti-spam applications. "Because VeriSign strongly supports appropriate technical measures designed to reduce unwanted spam, we are reaching out to users and the community to make appropriate adjustments to the service." VeriSign secures a majority of e-commerce transactions and communications, and serves as the definitive registry for .com and .net domain names. It also runs the "A" root server for the global DNS, one of 13 such root servers. ....
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