omg. So VeriSign is requiring all network operations, or the whole internet to pretty much redo their network per their "Recommendations" to allow sitefinder?
That is an aggravated assault. -hc -- Sincerely, Haesu C. TowardEX Technologies, Inc. WWW: http://www.towardex.com E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: (978) 394-2867 On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 07:40:56PM -0400, Jeff Wasilko wrote: > > ----- Forwarded message from Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > If this was Microsoft issuing a statement like this we would really go > through the roof. Since when in the Internet do we talk with technical > people AFTER the fact and AFTER the disruption. In other words BULL. Can > we sue them for email disruption? > > Dave > > > >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:27:49 -0400 > >From: "Wingfield, Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: VeriSign update > >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Dave, > >In case it's of interest to IP... > >Nick > > > > > >=WSJ: VeriSign Responds To Complaints About New Service > > > >Dow Jones News Service via Dow Jones > > > > > > By Nick Wingfield > > Of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL > > > > > > SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--VeriSign Inc. (VRSN), responding to an > >outpouring > >of complaints about a new service that exploits the typing errors users make > >when surfing the Web, said it plans to work with technologists to remedy > >disruptions the service has caused to some Internet applications like > >e-mail. > > > > At the same time, the VeriSign service triggered a huge increase in the > >amount > >of traffic flowing to the Mountain View, Calif., company's Web site, a > >portion > >of which may be the result of a hacker attack against the company, VeriSign > >said. > > > > (This story and related background material are available on the Journal's > >Web > >site, WSJ.com.) > > > > VeriSign on Monday introduced the service, dubbed Site Finder, which > >steers > >users who attempt to reach nonexistent Web addresses to a site operated by > >VeriSign. The company is able to take control of the traffic because it > >operates > >the master list, or "registry," for all Internet addresses ending in ".com" > >and > >".net." > > > > VeriSign said it designed Site Finder as a navigational aid for Web users. > >It > >also receives revenue from the additional traffic through relationships with > >Overture Services Inc. (OVER) and Yahoo Inc.'s (YHOO) Inktomi, which guide > >users > >to Web sites. > > > > The new VeriSign service infuriated many network operators, though, who > >say it > >has disrupted the functioning of e-mail and other applications. Among the > >complaints about the VeriSign service is that it hurts the ability of > >Internet > >service providers to block "spam" sent from Internet addresses that don't > >exist > >- a common technique normally used to stem the flow of junk e-mail. Internet > >service providers and software groups have developed patches that prevent > >the > >VeriSign service from working on their networks. > > > > In a statement Tuesday, VeriSign said it would release technical > >information > >on its Web site that would help network operators adapt their software so > >they > >could block unwanted e-mail again. "In the course of implementation, various > >users asked us to modify the service to accommodate anti-spam applications," > >the > >company said in the statement. "Because VeriSign strongly supports > >appropriate > >technical measures designed to reduce unwanted spam, we are reaching out to > >users and the community to make appropriate adjustments to the service." > > > > "We remain committed to ensuring that Site Finder improves Web navigation > >and > >the user experience," VeriSign added. > > > > Despite the controversy, VeriSign's efforts to nab control of typo-prone > >Internet users appears to be having a sizable impact on the volumes of users > >visiting its site. Traffic to the company's Web site on Tuesday skyrocketed > >to > >about 1.3 million visitors from an average of about 100,000 visitors on the > >previous four Tuesdays, according to measurement firm ComScore Networks Inc. > > > > > > Some of that may have been due to malicious - not typo - traffic. A > >VeriSign > >spokesman said the company experienced a "denial of service" attack on its > >Web > >site on Tuesday, in which hackers use computers to bombard Web sites with > >traffic in hopes of overloading them. The attack appeared to subside by > >Wednesday, the spokesman said. A ComScore spokesman said it's "very > >unlikely" > >that a denial of service attack on VeriSign had a significant impact on the > >ComScore traffic figures.
