> I am surprised no one has commented on the growing storm but I guess it > really is OT for a redhat list but still may affect administration of > some systems. > > verisign hase decided to abuse their position as the operator of the tld > .com by having all invalid dns queries resolve to their pay per click > webpage instead of NXDOMAIN as specified in the RFC. If this pisses you > off as much as it does me, take a look at : > > http://www.petitiononline.com/icanndns/petition.html > > Bret
It isn't only the .com domains but also the .net domains that are affected. You can verify this by doing a host name lookup on any stupid domain name (ie dfghj.com). You will get back Verisign's ip address. This translates into a major spam loophole since spammers often fake their domains but MTA's like sendmail default to confirming they are at least valid. Now any .com or .net will show up as valid. The ORBS RBL suddenly decided that all domains were blacklisted. I understand this was a direct result of Verisign's antics. Gerry -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
