RE: Verisign "responds"

["Jonathan A. Zdziarski" <jonathan () nuclearelephant com>]

> shouldn't that be "we're clueless morons who don't care about the expense we
> cause other businesses to absorb, we're only interested in our own
> wallets."

Having read ICANN and IAB's review of Verisign's sitefinder service, the
statement you are referring to:

6 Conclusion
> A wildcard entry in a zone affects DNS responses for that zone. For existing
> applications that do not contemplate the effects of wildcard entries,
> application developers should consider taking appropriate corrective
> actions.
> ----------

Should say:

A wildcard entry in a zone affects DNS responses for that zone. 
For existing applications that conform to the Internet standards 
as the world knows them, application developers should consider 
taking a more "Microsoft" approach and let us redefine the standard,
thus making it your own fault for not anticipating the unplanned
and poorly thought out actions of Verisign.

Put bluntly:

Verisign broke several of the standards we rely on (including both
written and unwritten standards) and have no business blaming application
developers for not doing the same.  

In summary:

Verisign: Australian for Dumbass



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