[GTER] verisign hijack *.net

Rubens Kuhl Jr. rubens at email.com
Tue Sep 16 13:28:32 -03 2003


Pena que nós temos espelho apenas de root-server no BR, não de
gtld-server... senão, poderíamos consertar esse problema por aqui.


Rubens


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hermann Wecke" <hermann at rodeios.com>
To: "Lista GT-ER" <gter at eng.registro.br>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2:08 AM
Subject: [GTER] verisign hijack *.net


> host atelefonicadontgiveashitprasreclamacoesdespam.net
> atelefonicadontgiveashitprasreclamacoesdespam.net has address 64.94.110.11
>
> crosspost de outra lista:
>
> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:19:20 -0400
> From: Alan Brown
> To: SPAM-L at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
> Subject: BLOCK: verisign hijack *.net !
>
> more precisely, they've hijacked every single non-assigned .net
> possibility. Apparently .com is to follow soon.
>
> Any domain not assigned is now active and has A records pointing to a
> website run by Verisign:
>
> $ host highlyunlikelyjhjgjhgjhgjhgjhgjg.net
> highlyunlikelyjhjgjhgjhgjhgjhgjg.net has address 64.94.110.11
>
> $ whois highlyunlikelyjhjgjhgjhgjhgjhgjg.net
>
> Whois Server Version 1.3
>
> Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
> with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
> for detailed information.
>
> No match for "HIGHLYUNLIKELYJHJGJHGJHGJHGJHGJG.NET".
>
>
>
> The IP address is a verisgn redirect to a search engine. According to
> posters to the DNSO list, Verisign are getting clickthrough fees.
>
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