Re: Verisign to Make Money from Typos

From: Patrick (pat+srs@patoche.org)
Date: Thu Sep 18 2003 - 11:25:46 EDT


On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 10:32:03AM -0400, Adrian Daminato took time to write:
> > Consider also instead of http://www.opensrss.net (extra s), how
> > about http://wwww.opensrs.net/ (extra w)
>
> The DNS response for wwww.opensrs.net will come from the authoritative
> NS for opensrs.net - there is no way for Verisign to respond incorrectly
> for third (and fourth, etc.) level domains if the NS query gets to the
> 2nd level NS servers properly.

Except, if they add (erroneous) glue records at their level !
(and before the request can go properly to the 2nd level NS, it has
to go to the first one, aka Verisign controlled zone files).

-- 
Patrick.
``Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level,
then beat you with experience.''



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