Re: [registrars] sitefinder case in point

[Jim Archer <jarcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have already been accused by customers of hijacking their traffic.


--On Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:38 PM -0700 Paul Stahura 
<stahura@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This note is to illustrate one problem for registrars with Verisign's
> wildcard.
>
> The wildcard changes the result of the "registrar hold" RRP command.
>
> VLCN (a famous and very large company's name) initiated a dispute over
> "xVLCN.com" resulting in
> eNom placing the name on registrar hold.
> This rendered the domain inactive as it took it out of the .com zone file.
>
> Today we received this note from VLCN's legal council:
>
> "Thank you for your prompt response to our letter concerning the
> domain name xVLCN.com.  You indicated that you had  placed
> the domain under "Register Hold" to prevent the domain name from
> resolving to an IP number.  Today, if you type in the URL you
> are brought to a page saying there is no website at the address.
> However, the URL resolves to an interactive web page  allowing
> Internet users to search the web.
> Please advise as to whether this page will be taken down as well."
>
> We've explained to VLCN's attorneys that Verisign is the cause of their
> problem
> and have asked VLCN to voice their objection to Verisign.
>
> How many names were (are?) on hold but now resolve?
> I would guess that many of us will be having to deal
> with this many times over, at no small cost.