Any opinions on Verisign's WLS proposal?
Bit of background....
<a href='http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26254.html' target='_blank'>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26254.html</a>
<a href='http://www.icann.org/bucharest/wls-topic.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.icann.org/bucharest/wls-topic.htm</a>
Personally - i remember what it was like before the days of competition in the .com, .net and .org market - and the days when you could only really buy SSL certs from Verisign. I remember bad, bad, bad customer service, and high prices. I also remember chosing to move all domains to registrars.com when competition was introduced, with a web-based control panel and fantastic customer service not to mention much better prices. Then Verisign bought the company and ruined it. I remember having to go to Verisign for SSL Certs - then along came Thawte - better service and better prices again. Then much to my distaste ---- Verisign bought the company. Oh and what happened then - Thawte's prices go up by 60%. Fortunately there is a lot more competition now. However - i am big time against Verisign's anti-compitetive behaviour, which is why i posted this message.
Read Dotsters stance on it all here....
<a href='http://www.dotster.com/resources/wlsresponse.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dotster.com/resources/wlsresponse.asp</a>
If you don't like what Verisign are up to - sign a petition here....
<a href='http://www.petitiononline.com/antiwls/petition.html' target='_blank'>http://www.petitiononline.com/antiwls/petition.html</a>
Let's just hope ICANN have a bit of sense.
Cheers - Mark
Bit of background....
<a href='http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26254.html' target='_blank'>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26254.html</a>
<a href='http://www.icann.org/bucharest/wls-topic.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.icann.org/bucharest/wls-topic.htm</a>
Personally - i remember what it was like before the days of competition in the .com, .net and .org market - and the days when you could only really buy SSL certs from Verisign. I remember bad, bad, bad customer service, and high prices. I also remember chosing to move all domains to registrars.com when competition was introduced, with a web-based control panel and fantastic customer service not to mention much better prices. Then Verisign bought the company and ruined it. I remember having to go to Verisign for SSL Certs - then along came Thawte - better service and better prices again. Then much to my distaste ---- Verisign bought the company. Oh and what happened then - Thawte's prices go up by 60%. Fortunately there is a lot more competition now. However - i am big time against Verisign's anti-compitetive behaviour, which is why i posted this message.
Read Dotsters stance on it all here....
<a href='http://www.dotster.com/resources/wlsresponse.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dotster.com/resources/wlsresponse.asp</a>
If you don't like what Verisign are up to - sign a petition here....
<a href='http://www.petitiononline.com/antiwls/petition.html' target='_blank'>http://www.petitiononline.com/antiwls/petition.html</a>
Let's just hope ICANN have a bit of sense.
Cheers - Mark