Re: [ga] Verisign rushes to roll out typo-squatting system on Monday

[Jim Ayson <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > If ICANN is concerned at all about security and stability of the
> > internet, they will not allow this abusive monopolist to unilaterally
> > reshape technical standards that have not met with consensus approval
> > of affected stakeholders.

I hope a ruling like that will be enforced on all TLDs, with corresponding 
penalties.

In case it's not widely known, this controversial new practice by Verisign 
has been practiced by the PH (Philippines) ccTLD for sometime. If you enter 
a non existent PH domain it will forward you to an advertising page by this 
for-profit registry encouraging you to fork over some money to register 
that domain. Try it out with any-domain-of-your-choice.ph

In addition, hang around that page long enough and there are pop up Flash 
commercials. Damn annoying way by the for-profit registry to milk more 
money from the commercial exploitation of my country's TLD, but the bottom 
line is that all the complaints cited against the Verisign move also apply 
here.

- jim