[registrars] Is Verisign breaking its contracts??

[Jean-Michel Becar <jmbecar@xxxxxx>]

Dear RC,

Comparing the traffic at verisign.com and networksolutions.com for the 
past days gives us a very nice picture of how the SiteFinder give a 
large advantage to the registrar nsol.
Look at that page 
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&range=6m&size=medium&url=verisign.com#top
It'S clear the SiteFinder of Verisign gives a huge amount of traffic to 
nsol....this is unacceptable.
How can we stop that ?

As an ISP I think I will recommend to patch our DNS servers to block 
that famous IP address but this will be a drop in the ocean.  Verisign 
behaviour is here completely outlaw.
Jean-Michel Becar
GMO Senior Architect

Ross Wm. Rader wrote:

> On 9/17/2003 8:28 AM Elana Broitman noted that:
>
> > Hi Ross - I appreciate your concern about delay if this gets 
> > "polished," but per my earlier email, you have 2 days to accept
> > "friendly" amendments.
>
> Perfect -this completely deals with the concerns that I outlined to 
> Jim yesterday. Thanks for the clarification.
> > I would like to suggest an amendment meant to be friendly in 
> > that it would be designed to signal our significant concerns
> > with this VeriSign service and to push for ICANN to stop it,
> > while at the same time not being overly broad and generic so as
> > to alienate all registries (which have 25% of the Council vote).
>
> Fair. I would clarify that this is, as Vixie rightly summarizes, an 
> issue concerning expectations. .tv users expect wildcards in their 
> DNS, com users don't. Its the mismatch between the current reality 
> that's causing the problems (borked software, end-user support 
> hassles, intellectual property concerns...etc.)
> > Here is the rewrite I would suggest:
> >
> > "Whereas the VeriSign Registry has launched a new service that 
> > potentially risks the stability and security of the domain name
> > system and undermines competition in the registrar and registry
>
> > sectors without any apparent prior notice or consultation,
> > the Registrar Constituency strongly recommends that the GNSO Council
>
> > advocate that ICANN require the VeriSign Registry Operator to cease 
> > this new service and return an NXDOMAIN response for DNS records
> > that do not exist and that in all > cases and forbid the VeriSign
> > Registry from including wild-card entries in gTLD zones until
> > such time as the Supporting Organizations provide input on security,
> > stability and competition issues, and ICANN staff ensures that any
> > such service would be in compliance with the VeriSign Registry
> > Agreement."
>
> The only problem that I have with this is that it misses my intent 
> around expectations - ie - I don't expect wildcards in .biz anymore 
> than I do in .com, but it is exepcted behavior in .museum. I hear your 
> concerns about the 25%, but I'd like to try and work your proposed 
> amendment slightly more in order to ensure that we don't just set the 
> stage for wildcards popping up in another zone tomorrow.