>>>>> "SM/PH/PK" == penguinhead <Spoonman> writes:
SM/PH/PK> Verisign yesterday added wildcard DNS records to all
SM/PH/PK> .com and .net domains - redirecting surfers who get lost
SM/PH/PK> on the Net to a search page, called Site Finder, run by
SM/PH/PK> the company. Those who type in non-existent addresses
SM/PH/PK> will also be served up Site Finder, instead of an error
SM/PH/PK> message.
SM/PH/PK> So, Verisign has turned domain name typos into an
SM/PH/PK> advertising opportunity. This is an abuse of Verisign's
SM/PH/PK> role, via acquired company Network Solutions, in running
SM/PH/PK> the root DNS servers.
SM/PH/PK> "This breaks all sorts of things horribly. It makes it
SM/PH/PK> very difficult for mail servers to reject mail from
SM/PH/PK> invalid domains"
SM/PH/PK> "Even worse, if an MX record points to an invalid host
SM/PH/PK> name, that host will now resolve, the SMTP connection
SM/PH/PK> accepted and the mail then rejected. Because the
SM/PH/PK> rejection is a 550 error, that mail will not get retried
SM/PH/PK> *ever* again. If that MX was the highest priority mail
SM/PH/PK> server than all mail to that domain name will bounce"
SM/PH/PK> Already a backlash is building, with Net admins being
SM/PH/PK> urged to block Verisign's catch-all domain. this is
SM/PH/PK> bound to get very very messy.
If you feel strongly enough about it you can sign the petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/icanndns/petition.html
-- Raju
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