Thanks, VeriSign, for breaking the Internet
The registrar's one-sided decision to change how an Internet protocol functions, without even a Request For Comments, shows that some things are too important to be left in the hands of those whose chief concern is making a buck. [Salon]
Have you read what VeriSign is doing?
Cartoon commentary on DNS wildcards. Readers voice their opinions. [User Friendly]
ICANN panel condemns Site Finder
A report says that VeriSign's redirection of nonexistent domain names to its own site violated accepted norms of conduct, and harmed businesses and individual Internet users. [CNET News.com]
VeriSign Redirects Error Pages
CNET News article about the company's surprise decision to take control of all unassigned .com and .net domain names.
Suit filed over VeriSign domain redirect
Longtime Internet litigator Ira Rothken has filed a class action suit against VeriSign over the registrar's redirection of mistyped .com and .net names to a search page it controls. [CNET News.com]
Go Daddy Files LawSuit Against VeriSign
A federal lawsuit charges VeriSign with misuse of its position as official registrar to create an unfair competitive advantage by hijacking queries about unregistered domain names. [Web Host Industry Review]
Confirmation Request e-mail from VeriSign
Text of a form e-mail sent by VeriSign to seek confirmation of a registrar change request and criticism of this process' implementation.
VeriSign Sucks
A collection of links to information about problems with VeriSign/Network Solutions/NetSol, and alternatives to VeriSign.
Architectural Concerns on the use of DNS Wildcards
Comment by the Internet Architecture Board on adverse effects of using DNS wildcards to resolve unregistered domains.
Advisory Concerning Demand to Remove VeriSign's Wildcard
ICANN announcement that it has issued an ultimatum to VeriSign over the widespread harmful effects of the registrar's unilateral implementation of wildcards for .com and .net.
VeriSign Blackmails Its Former Customers
"VeriSign apparently has a campaign going on to illegally threaten their former customers who have long moved their domains to one of the many alternate registrars that they would quickly lose their existing domains if they didn't 'renew' them with VeriSign by clicking on a link provided in an email." News and reader discussion. [kuro5hin]
Network Solutions Horror Stories
Bulletin board about the bad business practices and service of NSI/Verisign.
VeriSign Sued Over Site Finder
Popular Enterprises, the operator of Netster.com, has filed suit against VeriSign, alleging antitrust violations and unfair business practices. [IDG News Service]
Revoke Verisign's Control
Petition to ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce, saying that Verisign's history of incompetence and unethical behavior merits the removal of their control over .com and .net.
Verisign Reportedly Sending Deceptive Domain Registration Bills
Warning mail from GoDaddy Software to its customers about deceptive expiration notices which transfer registration to Verisign at triple the renewal cost. [Politech]
Deceptive renewal letters from VeriSign
Scan of and short comment on "Domain Name Expiration Notice" letter sent by VeriSign.
Verisign's 'SiteFinder' finds privacy hullabaloo
VeriSign's pay-for-play search, which appears for all unregistered .com and .net web sites, tries to set a cookie for a third party. Privacy advocates also worry that the registrar may be harvesting e-mail addresses. [SecurityFocus]
VeriSign's redirect page leaking data
The search page at VeriSign, which appears for all mistyped .com and .net sites, passes information to a marketing firm. A computer security researcher said that this could include personal information. [The Sydney Morning Herald]
Sams Direct Customer Alert Survey
Building its case against eNIC and VeriSign.
Verisign Accused of DNS Slamming
Thomas C. Greene writes: "Now Verisign (formerly Network Solutions) is taking heat for a practice which borders on registrar slamming." [The Register]
All your Web typos are belong to us
Reports that network admins are furious at Verisign for redirecting requests for nonexistent domains to an advertisement. [The Register]
VeriSign slammed for helping spammers
Spam-fighters, computer security experts, and engineers are critical of VeriSign's decision to serve up advertisements in place of notices that a domain name does not exist. [ZDNet]
Jeffrey Zeldman: 2 March 2001
Conclusion to a tale of poor service from Verisign.
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