[Gllug] re: BIND patch for Versign 'site-finder' problem

Andrew Halliwell ah at gnd.com
Wed Sep 24 10:43:52 UTC 2003


And verily, didst Nix announce to the hordes:
> If they do that they'll trigger bugs in DNS implementations all over the
> globe. Wildcard NS records are really tricky to get right.
> 
> They'll probably try it, and cause even more problems than they are
> already :(

If they DID do that, wouldn't ICANN have the authority to withdraw their
domain privilages and take over administration of the .com and .net domains
themselves?

Verisign are obviously abusing their position, and ICANN have been gentle so
far. They *should* have the right to force them to return to no-wildcards
though.

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