VeriSign redirects domain lookups

[deadserious]

Criticism is quickly growing over VeriSign's surprise decision to take control of all unassigned .com and .net domain names, a move that has wreaked havoc on many e-mail utilities and antispam filters.

http://news.com.com/2100-1032-5077530.html

 

[bobbi]

I went through this the other night with that site, I was trying to access a website that no longer exist, and instead of the usual error that the page no longer exist, it kept taking me back to the "We didn't find: blahblah.com". It was rather annoying, so now I know why it kept sending me back to that site.

 

[deadserious]

You mean a page like this: http://sitefinder.verisign.com/lpc?url=www.adfiie3x.com&host=www.adfiie3x.com

Yepp, from what I've seen Verisign, Netsol, Network Solutions and whatever else they call themselves has quite the record of scamming, lying, stealing, dishonesty, and ummm I think you know what I mean lol. :D

It looks like their first lawsuit over this mess has been filed:

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/pressreleases/verisign_suit.asp?isc=&se=+&from_app=&mscssid=536941

 

[deadserious]

Have you noticed it no longer does that?

It looks like ICANN has forced them to return things back to normal. :D

http://www.icann.org/correspondence/twomey-to-lewis-03oct03.htm

 

[Alpha]

Yeah I always thought it was strange that the entire life of the net was based on one company What if something ever happened to Verisign?