[sitefinder-tech-discuss] Letter to editors news.com article by Verisign rep

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Following is text of email I posted to the letters to the editor addres at 
cnet this morning.
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Re: http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5086769.html

How can news.com publish such drivel by a Verisign representative and 
keep a straight editorial face?

Verisign, without prior warning, implemented a service that broke DNS, the 
backbone and heart of the Internet. It broke anti-spam lists worldwide. It 
triggered the IRC to release two quick patches to DNS to repair the damage 
done by Verisign, costing administrators worldwide hours of unnecessary 
labor to try and restore stability to DNS.

The author of this piece sounds like your typical non-technical PHB who
doesn't understand that the web is NOT the Internet, and a HELL of a lot
more things that a URL redirect depend on DNS that functions according to
established RFCs. I would not be surprised if this writer thought an RFC
was something he would order for breakfast at a KFC rather than a 
standard reference for interoperability.

ICANN acted correctly when it issued its cease and desist letter to
Verisign. It is a shame it took two weeks to do so, it should have taken
two hours. The registrars and businesses that are suing Verisign for their
back teeth over this unconscionable act of sabatoge of a key service on
which the Internet depends to function acted correctly.  And the judge in
those cases that will inevitably find in the plaintiffs favor and against
Verislime, or excuse me, Verisign, will be acting correctly.

As far as I am concerned, this is the last straw. The Department of
Commerce should immediately rescind the recently announced three years
extension of contract with Verisign. It should declare Verisign no longer
eligible to even apply for any of the delegated roles and trusts it now
has for the a. TLD server and the .com and .net primary registries, and a
new contract should be let to a company that is willing and ready to
adhere to its contracts, and adhere to standards of Internet programming
and interoperability.

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Ron.
http://edgeinfotech.com
http://keepamericafree.com