[sitefinder-tech-discuss] More problem than they're worth.

[Donovan Hill <alt@lazyeyez.net>]

Sitefinder Timeline:

1. The unilateral implementation of the wildcards in the .com and .net TLDs. 
2. 6 hours later the change is announced on NANOG.
3. ICANN requests that Verisign remove the wildcards.
4. Verisign refuses
5. ICANN resorts to threatining Verisign with a breach of contract and 
cancellation of contract
6. Verisign capitulates -  
http://www.verisign.com/corporate/news/2003/pr_20031003.html
7. CNet posts a piece written by Mark McLaughlin (VP of Verisign)
http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5086769.html?tag=nefd_acpro

I think it's time that ICANN declared that Verisign's contract is more trouble 
than its worth and just not renew it.

Technically, this was a nightmare for me. The site redirection didn't work for 
the first week, so I just got a timeout. I can only imagine the frustration 
of my users (I run an ISP). I spent about 8 hours patching my name services 
to work around this gratuitis fsck-up. During the 4 days  (I think it was 4) 
I had to deal with a deluge of spam and double-bounces.

Message to Verisign: Next time you want to implement something like this, 
don't. Save the entire world from your decisions. Better yet, just close your 
doors and save us from you forever.