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| 180687 | 2003-10-05 23:54:00 | from Wired.com VeriSign to Shut Down Site Finder (www.wired.com ) |
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| 180688 | 2003-10-06 00:08:00 | This link works (www.wired.com) | godfather (25) | ||
| 180689 | 2003-10-06 06:01:00 | Can someone explain this to me? I have a .com, but I dont have a clue what they are talking about there. | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 180690 | 2003-10-06 06:16:00 | As it says . "Internet computers around the world regularly check VeriSign's lists to properly route e-mail and requests for " . com" and " . net" sites . When there is no match, VeriSign's computers previously sent back a "no such name" message . But on Sept . 15, VeriSign began diverting traffic to its search site . Spam filters that had depended on the "no such name" message stopped working properly, as have some networked printers . Meanwhile, mobile Web services have gotten swamped with more data than the normal "no such name" response, potentially generating higher phone bills . And business rivals are upset that VeriSign was making money off its monopoly on the " . com" and " . net" directories . At least three federal lawsuits have been filed, including one seeking class-action status . " Simply put, they were cashing in on every misspelt attempt to contact a . com URL . Instead of an "error 404" page, you got the Verisign page . A lot of traffic I suspect . Someones good idea gone bad . |
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| 180691 | 2003-10-06 06:22:00 | > Simply put, they were cashing in on every misspelt > attempt to contact a . com URL . Instead of an "error > 404" page, you got the Verisign page . > > A lot of traffic I suspect . Someones good idea gone > bad . > > Ahhh, thanks . You should re-write the article for them |
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