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Advisory Concerning Demand to Remove VeriSign's Wildcard - http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-03oct03.htm
ICANN announcement that it has issued an ultimatum to VeriSign over the widespread harmful effects of the registrar's unilateral implementation of wildcards for .com and .net. |
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VeriSign Sucks - http://www.aetherlumina.com/verisignsucks.html
A collection of links to information about problems with VeriSign/Network Solutions/NetSol, and alternatives to VeriSign. |
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Verisign's 'SiteFinder' finds privacy hullabaloo - http://www.securityfocus.com/news/7009
VeriSign's pay-for-play search, which appears for all unregistered .com and .net web sites, tries to set a cookie for a third party. Privacy advocates also worry that the registrar may be harvesting e-mail addresses. [SecurityFocus] |
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Confirmation Request e-mail from VeriSign - http://thorweb.anta.net/nic/verisign-evac.shtml
Text of a form e-mail sent by VeriSign to seek confirmation of a registrar change request and criticism of this process' implementation. |
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Deceptive renewal letters from VeriSign - http://www.proper.com/ICANN-notes/VeriSign-deception.html
Scan of and short comment on "Domain Name Expiration Notice" letter sent by VeriSign. |
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Network Solutions Horror Stories - http://www.nsihorrorstories.com/
Bulletin board about the bad business practices and service of NSI/Verisign. |
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VeriSign Redirects Error Pages - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032-5077530.html
CNET News article about the company's surprise decision to take control of all unassigned .com and .net domain names. |
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Suit filed over VeriSign domain redirect - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1038_3-5083161.html
Longtime Internet litigator Ira Rothken has filed a class action suit against VeriSign over the registrar's redirection of mistyped .com and .net names to a search page it controls. [CNET News.com] |
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VeriSign Sued Over Site Finder - http://www.pcworld.com/article/112557/verisign_sued_over_site_finder.html
Popular Enterprises, the operator of Netster.com, has filed suit against VeriSign, alleging antitrust violations and unfair business practices. [IDG News Service] |
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ICANN panel condemns Site Finder - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1028_3-5267759.html
A report says that VeriSign's redirection of nonexistent domain names to its own site violated accepted norms of conduct, and harmed businesses and individual Internet users. [CNET News.com] |
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VeriSign slammed for helping spammers - http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/VeriSign-slammed-for-helping-spammers/0,130061791,120278673,00.htm
Spam-fighters, computer security experts, and engineers are critical of VeriSign's decision to serve up advertisements in place of notices that a domain name does not exist. [ZDNet] |
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Verisign Accused of DNS Slamming - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/03/26/verisign_accused_of_dns_slamming/
Thomas C. Greene writes: "Now Verisign (formerly Network Solutions) is taking heat for a practice which borders on registrar slamming." [The Register] |
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All your Web typos are belong to us - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/16/all_your_web_typos/
Reports that network admins are furious at Verisign for redirecting requests for nonexistent domains to an advertisement. [The Register] |
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Go Daddy Files LawSuit Against VeriSign - http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/god092303.cfm
A federal lawsuit charges VeriSign with misuse of its position as official registrar to create an unfair competitive advantage by hijacking queries about unregistered domain names. [Web Host Industry Review] |
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VeriSign's redirect page leaking data - http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/30/1064819912915.html
The search page at VeriSign, which appears for all mistyped .com and .net sites, passes information to a marketing firm. A computer security researcher said that this could include personal information. [The Sydney Morning Herald] |
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Thanks, VeriSign, for breaking the Internet - http://archive.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2003/09/17/verisign/index.html
The registrar's one-sided decision to change how an Internet protocol functions, without even a Request For Comments, shows that some things are too important to be left in the hands of those whose chief concern is making a buck. [Salon] |
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Revoke Verisign's Control - http://www.petitiononline.com/badnsi/
Petition to ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce, saying that Verisign's history of incompetence and unethical behavior merits the removal of their control over .com and .net. |
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Have you read what VeriSign is doing? - http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20030917&mode=classic
Cartoon commentary on DNS wildcards. Readers voice their opinions. [User Friendly] |
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Jeffrey Zeldman: 2 March 2001 - http://www.zeldman.com/daily/com0301a.html#oneohoh
Conclusion to a tale of poor service from Verisign. |
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Verisign Reportedly Sending Deceptive Domain Registration Bills - http://www.politechbot.com/p-03298.html
Warning mail from GoDaddy Software to its customers about deceptive expiration notices which transfer registration to Verisign at triple the renewal cost. [Politech] |