[ga] Verisign squatting on RGP, Pending Delete, and ACTIVE names!

[George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Not only is Verisign squatting on all unregistered domains, via their
wildcarding, they are also going after PENDING DELETE, RGP, and ACTIVE
domains with no nameservers.

eg. http://www.a2u.net is being redirected to 

http://sitefinder.verisign.com/lpc?url=www.a2u.net&host=www.a2u.net

to make them $$$$$ via Pay-Per-Click.

Checking the Registry WHOIS for that one:

09/15/03 15:55:58 whois a2u.net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

whois -h whois.internic.net a2u.net ...

   Domain Name: A2U.NET
   Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
   Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
   Name Server: NS3.MXDNS.COM
   Name Server: NS4.MXDNS.COM
   Status: REDEMPTIONPERIOD
   Updated Date: 04-sep-2003
   Creation Date: 29-aug-2002
   Expiration Date: 29-aug-2003

>>> Last update of whois database: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 06:25:09 EDT <<<

Now, let's find a domain name that is ACTIVE. Taking a look at the
WHOIS for 0c.net:

09/15/03 16:02:15 whois 0c.net
.net is a domain of Network services
Searches for .net can be run at http://www.crsnic.net/

whois -h whois.crsnic.net 0c.net ...
Redirecting to ALICES REGISTRY, INC.

whois -h whois.ar.com 0c.net ...

RW-Whois: v0.9

Registrant:
Buildable Ltd.
   Harold Whiting
   box 2177
   Santa Barbara, CA  93120
   US

   Domain Name: 0C.NET
   Status: 

Administrative Contact:
   Buildable Ltd.  webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
   Harold Whiting
   box 2177
   Santa Barbara, CA  93120
   US
   805-886-4164

Billing Contact:
   Buildable Ltd.  webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
   Harold Whiting
   box 2177
   Santa Barbara, CA  93120
   US
   805-886-4164

Technical Contact:
   Buildable Ltd.  webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
   Harold Whiting
   box 2177
   Santa Barbara, CA  93120
   US
   805-886-4164

   Record created on       10-Jun-2003
   Record expires on       10-Jun-2004

   Domain servers in listed order:

It doesn't expire until 2004. Even the Registry WHOIS validates this:

09/15/03 16:04:18 whois 0c.net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

whois -h whois.internic.net 0c.net ...

Whois Server Version 1.3

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

   Domain Name: 0C.NET
   Registrar: ALICES REGISTRY, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.ar.com
   Referral URL: http://www.ar.com
   Name Server: No nameserver
   Status: ACTIVE
   Updated Date: 10-jun-2003
   Creation Date: 10-jun-2003
   Expiration Date: 10-jun-2004


>>> Last update of whois database: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 06:25:09 EDT <<<

Yet, Verisign Registry has no qualms about resolving:

http://www.0c.net/ to go to:

http://sitefinder.verisign.com/lpc?url=www.0c.net&host=www.0c.net

Who needs John Zuccarini, when you have Verisign!?!?!?! Looks like
Verisign has proven once and for all that the ICANN Board is full of
spineless jellyfish, and needs to be replaced with the ITU.

At least with the ITU, we don't have paid jingles appearing when we
misdial a telephone number.

Disgusted,

George Kirikos
http://www.kirikos.com/