False information: CEO of Versign facts are wrong

Fri Oct 17 19:49:57 UTC 2003

Sean,

SD> Historically, the only wide-spread failures have been due to NSI operators
SD> screwing up the COM or NET zone files.  Historically, the other network
SD> operators have needed to pick up the load when NSI fell down.

SD> NSI controls two root servers.  Perhaps its time to split those up among
SD> different organizations.  There is no reason why NSI must operate any
SD> root name severs.  NSI moved all the COM and NET zones to seperate GTLD
SD> servers controlled SOLELY by NSI years ago.

Hmmm.  Let's see.

Verisign spreads its public relations message aggressively among the
media, and those countering their errors talk on nanog, or equivalent.

In case no one has noticed, Versign has been quite successful in getting
the media to cast the issues (eg., "prevention of innovation") in terms
that Verisign is promoting.

Discussion on nanog might feel good, but it does not affect the public
relations campaign that Verisign is conducting.

d/
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