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Verisign To Sell DNS Root Server Lookup Data?

Posted by kdawson on from the oh-goodie-more-trash-domains dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to an editorial at Domain Name News, Verisign is considering selling partial access to DNS root server lookup data. The data would be made available to registrars, who in turn could use it for 'traffic-tasting' non-existent domains entered by any internet user. This would give them a better idea about what bogus domains to put up sites on to capture eyeballs." Haven't seen this story elsewhere and it's based on an anonymous source; YMMV.

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  1. Fun with typosquatters by base3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    $ dig a.com
    $ dig b.com
    . . .
    $ dig aaaaaaaaa.com
    $ dig aaaaaaaab.com
    . . .
    $ dig zzzzzzzzz.com

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    One CPU cycle wasted on digital restrictions management is ONE TOO MANY.
    1. Re:Fun with typosquatters by zappepcs · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is in fact the correct way to change this situation. When the squatters have to work hard to figure out whether to squat or not...
      1 - A few lines of script
      2 - p2p dispersal
      3 - happiness all around

      It should only take about a week before the squatting cycle got so out of hand that domain registration becomes impossible...

      ok, script is done... ready?

      3... 2.... 1...

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  2. Re:Verisign by Chyeld · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm guessing you don't know much of the history of Network Solutions/Verisign if you can phrase the question using the word "anymore".