That isn't correct!!!!! DNS regards EVERYTHING between the http:/ and the first invalid character as the DNS name. If your dns entry doesn't match, it doen't count at all. Verisign still has control!
IF a third level domain is SPECIFICALLY provided for, Verisign won't get it. A LOT of domain servers do NOT specifically provide for domain.com or www.domain.com. This will let verisign get a LOT of references where the second level, or popular 3rd level domain is CORRECT!!!!! Of course, you CAN provide for a wildcard 3 level domain. I do on all the sites I run DNS for. This is *****VERY***** rare though. ALSO, point of fact.... As of this writing..... opensrs.net does NOT provide for a wildcard third level domain. Check it out! Still, there is NO way to provide for mispellings of the second level domain name unless you buy all of them! Steve >-- Original Message -- >Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:32:03 -0400 >To: Cameron Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: Jeremy Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Verisign to Make Money from Typos >From: Adrian Daminato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 12:15:17AM +1000, Cameron Gregory wrote: >> Sorry if this point was made already, but I didn't notice it. >> >> Consider also instead of http://www.opensrss.net (extra s), how >> about http://wwww.opensrs.net/ (extra w) > >The DNS response for wwww.opensrs.net will come from the authoritative >NS for opensrs.net - there is no way for Verisign to respond incorrectly >for third (and fourth, etc.) level domains if the NS query gets to the >2nd level NS servers properly. > >nslookup wwww.opensrs.net >Server: 10.0.0.1 >Address: 10.0.0.1#53 > >** server can't find wwww.opensrs.net: NXDOMAIN > > >nslookup www.opensrss.net >Server: 10.0.0.1 >Address: 10.0.0.1#53 > >Name: www.opensrss.net >Address: 64.94.110.11 > > > >> >> looks like my ISP has already blocked things off, so I can't really test > >> it. But an article from >> searchday pointed this out. >> >> grr.... >> >> I have trademarks , and somesubdomain.mytrademark.com going to verisign > >> seems pretty wrong to me. >> >> Cameron >> >> Jeremy Kinsey wrote: >> >> > >> >On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 04:19 PM, Swerve wrote: >> > >> >>>Time for my once in 3 years discuss list post. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>How is it against the UDRP?.. What exactly are you going to WIPO? >> >>>The name doesn't exist!! It's an IP attorneys wet dream at that layer. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Good to hear from ya 3 years later. >> >> >> >> >> >>If it's a misspelling of an existing domain, then it "exists", as the > >> >>viewer was trying to get to >> >>Opensrs.Net >> >> >> >>but typed in Opensrsss.Net >> >>cause they threw up on their keyboard when they heard about >> >>Verisign's dirty scummy tactics, which caused their keyboard to >> >>occasionally repeattt. >> >> >> >>Benefiting from misspelled domains has been proven to be bad faith >> >>domain purchasing. Revising the whole fucking registry system to >> >>suit Verisign's commercial needs is Wrong and likely illegal. >> >> >> >>C'mon Icann, pull the switch, make the phone calls, ... >> >> Shut Verisign Out of running the .com/.net registries. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >There are other problems.. Try doing and NSlookup or try resolving >> >other issues that are network related from the command line to only >> >end up at verisigns IP. Not good.. Time for Verisign to go the way of > >> >the fishes. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Regards, >> >Jeremy Anthony Kinsey >> > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >________________________________________________________ >> >Bella Mia, Inc. www.mia.net >> >401 Host Drive www.dslone.com >> >Lake Geneva, WI. 53147 www.hostdrive.com >> >Phone: (262)248-6759 www.bella-mia.com >> >Fax: (262)248-6959 www.thednsplace.com >> >> >> -- >> I got a *lot* of email, please include previous messages in reply, >> so I can follow the thread (and to ensure that you bypass my spam filter!) >> >> thanks, >> >> Cameron >> >> --------------------------- >> Cameron Gregory >> http://www.flamingtext.com/ >> >> > >-- >Adrian Daminato >Senior Systems Administrator, Tucows Inc. > >"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." > - Philip K. Dick
