Re: [ga] DNS Update Service

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andy and all,

  Very good point here Andy.  Well done.  I smell a flim flam
myself here.

Andy Gardner wrote:

> It would also be interesting to find out who exactly asked Verisign
> to "please make us sign a contract and charge us for this service".
>
> I notice also no mention of what costs will be involved. Surely this
> is a concern? Pricing based on cost to Verisign of providing the
> service (practically negligible aside from setting up a customer -
> which is only expensive due to the requirement for a contract -
> unless its an online contract with "select this box to confirm you
> are in agreement with the terms - which seems to be good enough for
> Verisign and ICANN for domain name registration so should be the same
> for this service).
>
> Or is it pricing to line Verisign's already bulging wallet?
>
> On Mar 25, 2007, at 4:16 PM, Danny Younger wrote:
>
> > Chuck,
> >
> > Regarding your proposed DNS Update Service -- see
> > http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/verisign-notice-22mar07.pdf
> > :
> >
> > While I have no issue with the proposal, I am
> > concerned by the remark in your Background section
> > that states "to deter those who today abuse the data
> > provided in the twice daily zone update report".
> >
> > Would you mind elaborating upon this comment?  What
> > type of abuse has been observed?  Which parties are
> > responsible for such abuse?  Any clarification would
> > be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Danny
> >
> >
> >
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