The Internet community is failing to see the value of domain giant VeriSign’s SiteFinder service, which redirects users to a VeriSign site instead of producing the traditional error message for mistyped or nonexistent Internet addresses. The service, known as “wildcard” functionality, is fouling efforts to block unwanted e-mail, or spam, and is being vilified as a departure from accepted practice and a danger to Internet security by many spam fighters and network administrators.
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VeriSign’s Move To Redirect Domain Errors Comes Under Fire
Posted by: Jay Lyman September 17, 2003 03:52 PMThe Internet community is failing to see the value of domain giant VeriSign’s SiteFinder service, which redirects users to a VeriSign site instead of producing the traditional error message for mistyped or nonexistent Internet addresses. The service, known as “wildcard” functionality, is fouling efforts to block unwanted e-mail, or spam, and is being vilified as a departure from accepted practice and a danger to Internet security by many spam fighters and network administrators.