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Date:      Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:12:01 -0500
From:      Kevin Lyons <klyons@corserv.com>
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Verisign dns trick
Message-ID:  <3DAD8FD1.3989F2AB@corserv.com>

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Thought this might save some of you out there some needless annoyance
and or surprises and downtime.

I just went to verisign and wanted to change
the dns server of a particular domain.  Previously, one could just type
in the ip address and hostname to add, or click the old one do delete.

Well verisign has changed the link.  Now when you click "Manage DNS"
it will change the DNS server records to verisign nameservers.

Then, to get the actual dns server adjusted, you have to go back and
click "Manage DNS" again, and enter the ip addresses that you actually
want- that's if you realize what happened to begin with. If one 
doesn't realize what happened, he will have a hell of a time figuring 
out why aliases and MX records aren't working.

I find it ironic that Verisign tries to be a "trust" broker when they
themselves are resorting to underhanded tactics.  If they keep this
up, I suspect everyone will be using people like godaddy.com.

The only justification for such action seems to be the fine print
disclaimer which says "If you have services connected to this domain
from another company, those services may no longer be available. By
continuing, you will be able to add services from Verisign, such as
Personalized Email and Web sites". - no kidding!

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