[registrars] Verisign ownes every name that does not exist - millions for free!

[Michael D. Palage]

Technical specification are available here:
http://www.verisign.com/nds/naming/sitefinder/index.html


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org
> [mailto:owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org]On Behalf Of Jim Archer
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:10 PM
> To: registrars at dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] Verisign ownes every name that does not exist -
> millions for free!
>
>
> Clever Verisign.  I suppose you could only do this if you are the
> monopoly
> that controls the root zone, although I have not figured out exactly how
> they do it yet.  I'm sure it will be clear as soon as we look into it.
>
> But really, Verisign is essentially using every name that does not exist,
> thereby making it exist, kind of sort of.  Can they do this?  I
> would have
> thought that even Verisign has to pay for their domain names.  With this
> thing in place, they are essentially getting millions of domains for free.
>
> And, since many unsophisticated users often use a web browser to see if a
> domain is available, NSI gets a huge advantage if Verisign
> decides to link
> them to register the domain.
>
> I sure wish that my company could do this.  I'll bet everyone here does.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A996-2003Sep12?language=printer
> http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Internet-Typos.html
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> James W. Archer
> CEO
> http://www.RegistrationTek.com
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