The GNSO Council's resolution on Sitefinder, as adopted today with the votes of all constituencies, except the registries (who abstained), and the IPC (which didn't attend) has just been posted by the GNSO Secretariat.
Commentary from Karl Auerbach is here.
The full text:
Whereas, on September 15, 2003, VeriSign Registry introduced a wild card service into .com and .net zones that creates a registry-synthesized address record in response to look ups of domain names that are not present in the zone. This service changes the routing of traffic by directing traffic that would have otherwise resulted in a 'no domain' notification to the "sender" to a VeriSign operated web site with search results and links to paid advertisements.Whereas the IAB commentary published its architectural Concerns on the use of DNS wildcards on 19 September 2003. (LINK)
Whereas VeriSign Registry on 21 September 2003, responded to Paul Twomey, President and CEO, ICANN, acknowledging ICANN's advisory and declining to suspend the service until they (VeriSign) has an opportunity to collect and review available data.
Whereas the Security and Stability Advisory Committee, 22 September 2003, has published its recommendations at www.icann.org
Therefore, the gNSO Council:
Supports ICANN's actions to
- monitor community reaction and experiences with the new service
- request advice from the Security and Stability Advisory Committee and from the IAB on the impact of change introduced by the registry service of VeriSign
- encourages broad participation by the community in the upcoming meeting hosted by the Security and Stability Advisory Committee
Pledges to
- Support the recommendation of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee, 22 September 2003
- work cooperatively to ensure full opportunity to fully understand the service, its implications for the DNS, and any implications for the need for policy development within the scope of the gNSO.
The motion carried, 17 votes in support 6 abstaining votes.
