Verisign re-direction

["Tom Hansen" <tomh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am writing to publicly express my outrage at Verisign's recent behavior
in installing their "Site Finder" site and accompanying top level wildcard
DNS records for the .com and .net TLDs.

I feel that this behavior constitutes a violation of the trust placed in
Verisign by ICANN and the U.S. Commerce Department as maintainers of the
.com and .net global registries and root servers.  This action has caused
numerous and widespread deleterious and negative consequences for Internet
users across the U.S. and the world, as detailed in the recently published
Internet Architecture Board Commentary Highlighting the Architectural
Concerns on the Use of DNS Wildcards.

I hereby propose that the maintenance of the .com and .net global
registries and root servers be taken away from Verisign and be taken over
instead by an independent, non-profit entity that is legally bound to act
in the public interest, rather than profit-motivated self-interest.

Whether this is a newly-created entity, or a pre-existing one (such as
ICANN) is not important.  What is most important is that the maintenance of
the root servers and global registry be taken away from a private entity
which has clearly demonstrated its propensity to act purely in
profit-motivated self-interest regardless of globally detrimental
consequences to Internet users everywhere.

Tom Hansen
Milwaukee, WI





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Tom Hansen
tomh@tomhansen.com