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lol, prnews indeed, verisign's

"Launched September 15, Site Finder provides useful tools for Internet users who mistype a domain name or attempt to connect to a web site that doesn't exist. Instead of receiving a cryptic error message..."
Is it just me or are the error messages about as user-friendly as humanly possible?

Quote from: Soul Taker on October 03, 2003, 06:00 PM
"Launched September 15, Site Finder provides useful tools for Internet users who mistype a domain name or attempt to connect to a web site that doesn't exist. Instead of receiving a cryptic error message..."
Is it just me or are the error messages about as user-friendly as humanly possible?

It's just you, or the browser you're using. For example, IE tends to beautify error pages received.

No, I have to disagree.

Quote from: Soul Taker on October 03, 2003, 06:00 PM
"Launched September 15, Site Finder provides useful tools for Internet users who mistype a domain name or attempt to connect to a web site that doesn't exist. Instead of receiving a cryptic error message..."
Is it just me or are the error messages about as user-friendly as humanly possible?

My programs all found NXDOMAIN to be far more informative than SiteFinder's IP address.  Now that they're coded to know that receiving the latter should be treated as the former, everything's fine again.  SiteFinder doesn't exist for me, but that's no loss.

http://news.mcmedia.com.au/story.asp?TakeNo=199910062086395

Verisign removes redirect service


October 6 2003
Shepparton News


VeriSign has shelved its controversial redirect service after an ultimatum from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Misspelled or non-existent .com and .net Internet addresses were redirected to a Verisign site under the service, which drew heavy criticism from across the Internet.

It was argued the service disrupted email and other applications, and hurt the ability of Internet service providers to block spam from addresses that did not exist.

ICANN demanded the Verisign redirects be removed by October 4.

"Failure to comply with this demand by that time will leave ICANN with no choice but to seek promptly to enforce VeriSign's contractual obligations," ICANN said.

w000000t! Celebration time!

Well... That was satisfactorily short-lived.

It's not over yet.