News coverage, Verisign etc.

John Neiberger john.neiberger at efirstbank.com
Wed Oct 8 20:07:48 UTC 2003


>>>> "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb at research.att.com> 10/8/03 1:54:12 PM >>>
>>In these days of corporate malfeasance scandal coverage, you'd think
that
>>Verisign's tactics would have whetted the appetite of some bright
>>investigative reporter for one of the major publications.
>
>For all that I'm critical of wildcards in TLDs -- I spoke at the 
>meeting yesterday, and my slides are on my Web page -- I don't think 
>there are any issues of malfeasance.  No one has been looting 
>Verisign's coffers, they're not cooking the books, etc.  I see three 
>issues:  is this technically wise, did Verisign have the right to do 
>this under their current contract with ICANN, and should they have
such 
>a right.  I don't see anything resembling dishonesty.

The dishonesty came later in the form of press releases and
'commentary' by Mark McLaughlin. Well, perhaps dishonesty is too harsh a
term. Let's be kind and say they are being disingenuous instead.

John
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