Versign creates man-in-the-middle attack on DNS

[Scott Guthery]

Let's see ... you type in a URL that isn't working and you
are immediately bound by a long list of conditions ...

AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND.
By using the service(s) provided by VeriSign under these Terms of Use, you
acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by all terms and
conditions here in and documents incorporated by reference.

Makes the RIAA look like Mother Teresa.

Cheers, Scott

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. A. Hettinga" <rah at shipwright.com>
To: cypherpunks at lne.com
X-Orig-To: "Philodox Clips" <clips at philodox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: Versign creates man-in-the-middle attack on DNS


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> Status:  U
> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:04:51 +1200 (NZST)
> Subject: Re: Versign creates man-in-the-middle attack on DNS
> From: "Kerry Thompson" <cypher at crypt.gen.nz>
> To: "Tim May" <timcmay at got.net>
> Cc: cypherpunks at lne.com
> User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.1
> Sender: owner-cypherpunks at lne.com
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> Tim May said:
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> > I didn't get a Verisign page...I go the usual error.
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> > "Could not open the page http://www.thisisjunk55666.com/ because the
> > server www.thisisjunk55666.com could not be found."
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> Try http://www.thisisjunk55666.net - I think .com hasn't been switched or
> hasn't propagated yet.
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> Result is an ugly Verisign search engine page.
>
> Kerry
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