On 18-Feb-99 Ivan Pope wrote:
> As we approach the introduction of NSI's 'robust competition', NSI closes
> off access to the zone files for over 500 users. NetNames seems to be one of
> them. We have a totally legitimate use of the zone file.
>
> Crackdown on domain names
>
> Network Solutions is making moves to curb system abuses by
> ".com speculators," but a number of domain name registrants say
> that the changes are anti-competitive. Tomorrow, NSI plans to
> invalidate more than 500 passwords that gave people access to
> its top-level domain (TLD) "zone" files.
> http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C32591%2C00.html?dd.ne.txt.0218.03
>
> Ivan
I have a real problem with the arguments I am seeing here.
I fail to see why access to the zone files in such a manner is necessary to
anyone.
Nor do I see that NSI's excuse for doing this is particularly accurate.
If all that this is about is the actual zones files, you can query them as
needed with standard tools, and do not need direct access to the entire zone
file data.
Further speculators can do the same. Not that it particularly helps them since
all it does is point out that a domain has been suspended, and is no indication
that the name is available for registration again, that requires a check of the
whois database, the zone file is not indication of when a suspended domain has
been deleted.
So if this is about nothing more than the raw zone files, I fail to see the
significance of not having access, and also fail to see why NSI would change
it's policy about this, as the reason that is being put forward is not
particularly valid.
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E-Mail: William X. Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 18-Feb-99
Time: 17:42:54
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