On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Csongor Fagyal wrote:
> It says "click here to activate these new gTLDs..." or something like that.
> I clicked there... there was a security warning, I clicked yes... and it
> made modifications to my DNS settings!
Obviously some people in this discussion don't understand what is going on
here -- which REALLY makes me fear how the end users will react.
These are NOT TLDs, unless the T stands for Third, and my opinion is that
New.Net is fraudulent in using that term. All they are doing is creating
a DNS hierarchy under their "new.net" domain. www.newdomainripoffscam.inc
is really just www.newdomainripoffscam.inc.new.net. They or their
partners will, through a browser plugin or messing with client DNS
settings or reconfiguring internal name servers, append their domain to
those requests such that most users will never know the difference.
In essence, they are charging $25 per year for a DNS entry. They are
bypassing ICANN, ISO, XRS, SRS, NSI, and any other acronym that you can
think of. It's pretty ingenious, really, if you have absolutely no
respect for the Internet or standards in general. You do have to get ISPs
to sign on, but they seem to have snagged Earthlink, the "#1 Provider of
the Real Internet," which I guess is ready to change that slogan now. At
least AOL keeps their proprietary stuff on their own network and servers.
This is a lose-lose. Either people are going to get bilked out of their
money, or this New.Net is going to get complete control of a good portion
of the registration system without having to answer to anyone.
If your customers express an interest in this whoring of the network, I'd
appeal to you to take the time to explain the situation to them and steer
them clear. If this catches on, you may find your registration business
at the whim of this company.
Okay, I'm done now...
--
...Craig
