Verisign has added wildcards aka world wide 404 page

RawAlex · 2003-09-16, 07:16 PM

Linkster, if any other equivilant domain registrar had tried this, they would have been crucified on the spot, and would have been charged the $6 or whatever it is PER DOMAIN for holding domains. Instead, they hold every possible domain not registered for free, and profit from it (trust me, those search results are either being paid for or will be soon!)

It is against the rules that Verisign themselves put in place for the .com and .net area.

Just as importantly, it makes it impossible to filter spam by checking to see if the domain sending exists or not (a very good way to get rid of spam, actually). Now all domains return active, so those filters no longer work.

It is an asshole move by one of the most assholic companies on the net. Arrogant bastards!

Alex

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2003-09-16, 07:16 PM	#8
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	Linkster, if any other equivilant domain registrar had tried this, they would have been crucified on the spot, and would have been charged the $6 or whatever it is PER DOMAIN for holding domains. Instead, they hold every possible domain not registered for free, and profit from it (trust me, those search results are either being paid for or will be soon!) It is against the rules that Verisign themselves put in place for the .com and .net area. Just as importantly, it makes it impossible to filter spam by checking to see if the domain sending exists or not (a very good way to get rid of spam, actually). Now all domains return active, so those filters no longer work. It is an asshole move by one of the most assholic companies on the net. Arrogant bastards! Alex