Re: On-going Internet Emergency and Domain Names

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Cat Okita wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Douglas Otis wrote:
> > Until Internet commerce requires some physical proof of identity, fraud
> > will continue.  A zone preview approach can reduce related exploits and
> > associated crime, and the amount of information pushed to the edge.
>
> What on earth makes you think that physical proof of identity would be
> any sort of deterrant to fraud?  Fraud existed long before the Internet,
> and in absolutely physical forms.

And as long as proof of identity, physical or otherwise, is trasferred
virtually via the compromised channel or platform, we solve nothing.

The all idea of the web channel is the low cost. :)

But that is off topic to NANOG and this thread.

> cheers!
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