This is a Verisign response to my request for information on where I can find the document that gives them the right to steal web errror traffic. The document is mentioned on their web site, and in an email that I got from them. Their response is less than helpful, but at least they provide a toll-free number:

Dear Mr. Nielsen,

Thank you for contacting Network Solutions.

In order to address your inquiry, we must request that you
contact us live via telephone or email.Our telephone number is 800-891-3341. You may also contact them through e-mail: websitesupport@networksolutions.com

Please have the following information available when you contact us:

1. Your Domain Name
2. Your Website ID


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--- Original Message ---
From: "Chris Nielsen"
Received: 09/18/2003 05:38pm Central Standard Time (GMT - 5:00 )
To:
Subject: RE: DNS re-direction for non-existent domains

Dear Mr. Ronilo001,

Thank you for your message. I was not aware of the link you sent me, so
I thank you for that.

I don't have any technical questions about Site Finder, other than how
Verisign/NSI thinks they can justify "stealing" of error traffic that
should belong to the Internet as a whole. If Verisign had just implemented a
simple error page, or search options from which they would not profit, or not
profit much from, I don't think too many people would be bothered.

Anyway, I would like to confirm that ICANN or some other authority
really has established that this is all well and proper. From what I read over
at ICANN, they were pretty bent out of shape over this whole theft thing
too...

But while I used the link that you gave me, I am unable to find the
source of "Domain Name System Wildcards in Top-Level Domain Zones ("the
Guidelines") [1]" that is referred to on the site and which you quoted.

Can you please tell me where I might locate this document?

Thank you,
Christian Nielsen
Nielsen Technical Services
http://www.nielsentech.com


(hristian