http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=verisign.com I support what ever can be done to bring Verisign into line... I have reviewed the link (above) showing the dramatic effect of Verisigns "e-jack" and wonder whether there may be a parallel to the similar situation were Worldcom highjacked telephone traffic in the US to route it via Canada in order to "deceive and defraud AT&T into paying termination fees." Doesn't this action unnecessarily generate revenue and costs for networks which send and receive traffic to/from verisign.com site... Who is winning here anyone besides Verisign... MSS INZ Councillor -----Original Message----- From: Keith Davidson [mailto:keith(a)wise.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 08:30 To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: [nznog] Email for domains hosted by 2day.com Juha wrote:

Was thinking more about ICANN, actually. There doesn't appear to be any mechanism to guard against the mistake that affected 2day.com. I realise it's .com we're talking about, but it did affect .nz users as well.

What Veri$ign wants, ICANN provides - and I've never seen the reverse occur.

Is it really a good idea to have a single point of failure like this?

Definitely not. Keith Davidson _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog