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  • Verisign Internet monopoly alert!

    07/18/2002 6:57:53 AM PDT · by JameRetief · 2 replies · 152+ views
    The Register USA ^ | July 18, 2002 | Kieren McCarthy
    By Kieren McCarthy Posted: 07/18/2002 at 02:01 EST VeriSign is attempting to push through a proposal which will effectively see one company control .com and .net Internet domain names, despite huge opposition from everyone else in the market. Under its proposals, a new domain "wait listing service" (WLS) will be set up that supersedes all other domain renewal services and run by one company, SnapNames, with which Verisign has a close relationship. Under the plan, anyone will be able to pay SnapNames $35 to "reserve" a particular .com or .net domain name were it not to be renewed. VeriSign claims...