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Let VeriSign's punishment fit (was: "IAB Commentary: DNS Wildcards")
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:36:39 -0400
I agree. djf Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 07:42:23 -0700 From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Subject: Let VeriSign's punishment fit (was: "IAB Commentary: DNS Wildcards") To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com Dave, A marvel of the new IAB "DNS wildcards commentary" doc is that it managed to go its entire length without even once using the word "VeriSign" -- now that's entertainment! It's an attitude that points up another serious risk. Attempting to treat this situation as a purely technical matter is a diversion onto the road to ruin. VeriSign's abuse in this matter relates at least as much to organizational and economic issues as technical ones, with significant political ramifications as well. It would be inappropriate, for example, to let VeriSign simply back out of Site Finder and then proceed with other business as usual. What we are experiencing (even as I write this) is a continuing incident of unmitigated gall, of a severity and risk level never before seen in the history of major ARPANET/Internet infrastructure providers. The penalties need to be equally severe and far reaching. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () privacyforum org http://www.pfir.org/lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, Fact Squad - http://www.factsquad.org Co-Founder, URIICA - Union for Representative International Internet Cooperation and Analysis - http://www.uriica.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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- Let VeriSign's punishment fit (was: "IAB Commentary: DNS Wildcards") Dave Farber (Sep 21)
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- Let VeriSign's punishment fit (was: "IAB Commentary: DNS Wildcards") Dave Farber (Sep 22)