See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40241-2003Oct3.html
I'm sure this isn't the end. Nor the beginning of the end. It's just the end of the beginning.... "We will accede to their request while we explore all of our options." How much of this is simply co-ordinated PR between ICANN and VeriSign remains to be seen. If ICANN wants to show they've turned over a new leaf, they can follow my advice in: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/ga/msg00516.html to stop other VeriSign abuses, namely WLS. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269
