Verisign vs. ICANN

John Neiberger John.Neiberger at efirstbank.com
Fri Jun 18 16:34:31 UTC 2004


>>OK, I have obviously missed something here... I know that the courts
dismissed
>> the original complaint against ICANN, but what has happened since,
and what i
>>s this about some conspiracy? Are they trying to say that users of
the anti-Si
>>teFinder BIND patch are conspirators?
>
>No -- but the easiest thing to do is to read the amended complaint, 
>which is linked-to from ICANN's home page.

It never ceases to amaze me that some companies will move forward with
actions that they know will give them a horrible reputation. Does the
potential for short-term financial gain outweigh the benefits of a good
long-term reputation? Verisign, SCO, and Postini come to mind as
examples. 

I can't stand the current spam filtering/AV email service that we use
right now (Mailwatch...ugh.), but should we change to Postini--a
supposedly superior service--knowing how slimy some of their actions
have been? That's a rhetorical question, of course, but I think it makes
the point. I prefer to do business with good companies with good
products, not bad companies with good products.

John
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