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VeriSign Responds To ICANN's SiteFinder Advisory [Slashdot]
11:19:13 PM     comment []

I like the conclusion of the linked article:

In conclusion, whether or not Symantec's COO is just smokin' crack or understands what is at risk, any attempt to censor these critical security tools, including exploit code, from the Internet will result in a constitutional travesty followed by a significant market downturn, a degraded security community, and the commercialization of vulnerabilities where the market is driven by the criminals we are trying to "stop".

Analysis Of Symantec's Stance On Censorship [Slashdot]
1:12:27 PM     comment []

Some folks have asked me: why should I care if Verisign returns a web page for a misspelled domain name? Sure, it's an abuse of their monopoly position, but it really doesn't break anything, does it?

Why Site Finder is Breaking MS Outlook & Windows Networking Utilities. I have discovered that VeriSign's SiteFinder service breaks Microsoft's Outlook and Microsoft's Outlook Express email readers as well as many of the standard Windows Networking Utilities by providing misleading error messages, temporary lockups, and incorrect status information. [CircleID]
9:10:55 AM     comment []