XTNS launch alternate domain name system
J.D. Falk
jdfalk at cybernothing.org
Tue Aug 21 17:20:54 UTC 2001
On 08/21/01, David Ulevitch <davidu at everydns.net> wrote:
> I believe they are just a licensee of RealNames.
>
> So while http://somedumbcompany.lame might work in Internet Explorer
> 5.0+
>
> Try telnetting to somedumbcompany.lame:25. They won't get email, EVER.
>
> This company is even more bogus then new.net. At least new.net is
> /trying/ to use dns.
We should expect to see more of these crop up. Through closed
doors and other unfriendly policies, ICANN has screwed us but
good -- and we let them.
ObOperationalContent: what methods do y'all use for disseminating
info like "watch out for this new stupidity" to your front-line
tech support folks? How about for companies that outsource their
support? Is it even worth trying?
--
J.D. Falk a plenitude should not be wasted
<jdfalk at cybernothing.org>
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