[wildcard-comments] Undermining the implicit trust

[Karl-König Königsson <karl-konig.q.konigsson@xxxxxxxxx>]

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The problem with this wildcard scheme as I see it, apart from the concerns
raised viz. the expected behaviour of the internet, is an undermining of public
trust in the internet as a whole.

By inserting such a feature as this wildcard and the subsequent SiteSearch,
VeriSign has effectively claimed all non-claimed domains. This is not fair to
all those who pay for their domains.

The implications are staggering: consider for a moment that VeriSign would then
start to put advertisements on this site. That would have a dramatic impact.

Companies with large PR budgets could then opt to be "site of the month", care
of VeriSign. Imagine SiteSearch with one of the major soft drinks producers
logotypes all over, for instance.

This has thus effectively removed all competition viz. domain names and
potential advertising or other ways of public influence. And this comes from
one of the registrars who is supposed to be an impartial broker of domain names.

Furthermore, VeriSign has not only proved to be a questionable registrar, but
the company is also one of the major issuers of certificates. This hasty,
unauthorized change to the DNS behaviour has made me question the integrity and
impartialness of a company whose sole asset is the trust of the public, a trust
that I feel is lost.

Sincerely yours

	Karl-Koenig Koenigsson


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