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mr.maX Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: Belgrade, Serbia Insane since: Sep 2000	posted 10-04-2003 19:25 Finally, VeriSign's domain hijacking has come to an end... Full story from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/10/03/verisign.icann.reut/index.html
mahjqa Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: The Demented Side of the Fence Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 10-04-2003 20:45 Halleluja. Still, I have no idea how they could think that they could get away with something like that. [This message has been edited by mahjqa (edited 10-04-2003).]
viol Maniac (V) Inmate From: Charles River Insane since: May 2002	posted 10-05-2003 01:29 I am very happy with this news but I had found one good thing about sitefinder. You could use it to test if a certain domain were already registered, without the need to use a whois mechanism.
Ramasax Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: PA, US Insane since: Feb 2002	posted 10-05-2003 03:06 quote: From the article: "VeriSign's SiteFinder service has been used more than 40 million times by Internet users in just over two weeks," Galvin said. What a stupid thing to say. Not by choice, moron. Glad that's been taken care of, for now at least. [This message has been edited by Ramasax (edited 10-05-2003).]
Skaarjj Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: :morF Insane since: May 2000	posted 10-05-2003 12:58 Dances the Asylum Jig
Petskull Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: 127 Halcyon Road, Marenia, Atlantis Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 10-05-2003 16:17 ramas... that's exactly what I thought when I read it... "100% of the people I pointed a gun at willingly gave me their money." Code - CGI - links - DHTML - Javascript - Perl - programming - Magic - http://www.twistedport.com ICQ: 67751342
Rinswind 2th Maniac (V) Inmate From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence Insane since: Jul 2000	posted 10-05-2003 20:01 Now shut down all other site redirects... __________________________________________ "Art has to be forgotten. Beauty must be realized." Piet Mondriaan
poi Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: France Insane since: Jun 2002	posted 10-08-2003 02:32 As stated in the article spotted by mr.max quote: Galvin said ICANN was using "anecdotal and isolated issues to attempt to regulate non-registry services, but in the interests of further working with the technical community, we will temporarily suspend SiteFinder." and according to VeriSign Service Spawns More Criticism ( an article in the online version of the Washington Post ), Verisign won't stop here. Mathieu "POÏ" HENRI

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mr.maX
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Belgrade, Serbia
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted 10-04-2003 19:25

Finally, VeriSign's domain hijacking has come to an end...

Full story from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/10/03/verisign.icann.reut/index.html

mahjqa
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: The Demented Side of the Fence
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 10-04-2003 20:45

Halleluja. Still, I have no idea how they could think that they could get away with something like that.

[This message has been edited by mahjqa (edited 10-04-2003).]

viol
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Charles River
Insane since: May 2002

posted 10-05-2003 01:29

I am very happy with this news but I had found one good thing about sitefinder. You could use it to test if a certain domain were already registered, without the need to use a whois mechanism.

Ramasax
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: PA, US
Insane since: Feb 2002

posted 10-05-2003 03:06

quote:
From the article: "VeriSign's SiteFinder service has been used more than 40 million times by Internet users in just over two weeks," Galvin said.

What a stupid thing to say. Not by choice, moron. Glad that's been taken care of, for now at least.

[This message has been edited by Ramasax (edited 10-05-2003).]

Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted 10-05-2003 12:58

*Dances the Asylum Jig*

Petskull
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: 127 Halcyon Road, Marenia, Atlantis
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 10-05-2003 16:17

ramas... that's exactly what I thought when I read it...

"100% of the people I pointed a gun at willingly gave me their money."

Code - CGI - links - DHTML - Javascript - Perl - programming - Magic - http://www.twistedport.com
ICQ: 67751342

Rinswind 2th
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted 10-05-2003 20:01

Now shut down all other site redirects...

__________________________________________
"Art has to be forgotten. Beauty must be realized."
Piet Mondriaan

poi
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: France
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted 10-08-2003 02:32

As stated in the article spotted by mr.max

quote:
Galvin said ICANN was using "anecdotal and isolated issues to attempt to regulate non-registry services, but in the interests of further working with the technical community, we will temporarily suspend SiteFinder."

and according to VeriSign Service Spawns More Criticism ( an article in the online version of the Washington Post ), Verisign won't stop here.

Mathieu "POÏ" HENRI