A partial victory! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [RegistrarsList] VeriSign NDS Response to Suspension of Site Finder Service (KMM1024708V22161L0KM) Resent-Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 11:15:16 +1200 Resent-From: peter(a)2day.com Resent-To: peter.mott(a)2day.com Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 16:08:23 -0700 From: VeriSign Customer Service <info(a)verisign-grs.com> Reply-To: VeriSign Customer Service <info(a)verisign-grs.com> To: <registrars(a)verisign-grs.com> To All Registrars, I am writing to update you on VeriSigns Site Finder service. On Friday, October 3rd, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) directed VeriSign, Inc., to temporarily suspend service no later than 6PM PST, Saturday, October 4. VeriSign requested an extension from ICANN for 3 additional days for the shut down in order to provide the technical community time to make any necessary system changes. Unfortunately, ICANN refused this request. Accordingly, in response to this demand, VeriSign is temporarily suspending the Site Finder service as of Saturday, October 4 at 6PM PST. In suspending the service, VeriSign will remove the wildcard A records from the .com and .net zones and revert to the former behavior for these zones which is returning Name Error/RCODE=3 in response to queries for nonexistent domain names. VeriSign remains committed to improving the Internet user experience. We look forward to providing the Site Finder service following this suspension. Thank you for your business. We greatly value our relationship with you. Best Regards, Chris Sheridan Manager, Customer Service VeriSign, Inc. www.verisign.com --------- Participants on the VeriSign registrars list are requested to not cross-post messages. -- Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2DAY INTERNET LIMITED http://www.2day.com "Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something!" Thomas A Edison