VeriBadSign
Posted on Sunday, September 21st, 2003 at 23:00.
BetaNews: VeriSign Redirects Unused Domains
In a surprise move that has left network administrators fuming, VeriSign has added a wildcard DNS record to all .com and .net domains – redirecting all nonexistent Web addresses, as well as those without valid DNS entries, to a VeriSign search page.
C|Net’s News.com.com: VeriSign redirects error pages
Criticism is quickly growing over VeriSign’s surprise decision to take control of all unassigned .com and .net domain names, a move that has wreaked havoc on many e-mail utilities and antispam filters.
Slash Dot: Resolving Everything: VeriSign Adds Wildcards
What that means in plain English is that most mis-typed domain names that would formerly have resulted in a helpful error message now results in a VeriSign advertising opportunity.
Wired News: ISC to Cut Off Site Finder
VeriSign’s controversial "typo-squatting" Site Finder service is about to be bypassed by an emergency software patch to many of the Internet’s backbone computers.
MacCentral: Verisign sued over Site Finder
Internet Architecture Board’s Response
ICANN: Advisory Concerning VeriSign’s Deployment of DNS Wildcard Service
Slash Dot: VeriSign Responds To ICANN’s SiteFinder Advisory
It’s a very terse response, and frankly, I’d have expected more from them.
