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Re: Removal of wildcard A records from .com and .net zones


From: "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam () noc everquick net>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 05:08:17 +0000 (GMT)


ML> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 17:50:02 -0400
ML> From: Matt Larson <mlarson () verisign com>


ML> VeriSign was directed by ICANN to suspend the Site Finder service by
ML> 0100 UTC on Sunday, October 5.  We requested an extension from ICANN
ML> to give more notice to the community but were denied.  We will be

s,notice to the community,time to whine to the press,


ML> removing the wildcard A records from the .com and .net zones beginning
ML> at 2300 UTC on Saturday, October 4.  The former behavior for these
ML> zones (returning Name Error/RCODE=3 in response to queries for
ML> nonexistent domain names) will be in place by 0100 UTC on Sunday,
ML> October.

Looks like Sitefinder is still running.

Messy source code?  Hairy domain database?  Why the delay?
Trying to squeeze out a few more bucks before the deadline,
perhaps?  Nahhh... of course not!


Eddy
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