Search Again: Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? From: Joe D''Andrea Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 Time: 4:56:54 pm At 6:32 PM -0500 9/16/03, Mia's Virtual Post Office wrote: >...that is cause we are not using DNS. We just added a static route >for 64.94.110.11 to a server on our network.. Much simpler, no >collateral damage and very efficient. So to see this work you would >need be on our network. OK... so your users don't get Verisign's ad^h^hsearch page. Instead of null routing it, why not route it to your own ad^h^hsearch page. But there will be collateral damage for mistyped e-mail, no? If I'm on your network and accidentally send an e-mail to "me@nonexistantdomain.com" then that message will sit in your queue attempting to be delivered until it expires. Under a correctly configured system, I would get that message back as a bounce immediately. That serves the purpose of letting me know that my message didn't get through and it doesn't clog up your MTA. The other collateral damage, which may or may not apply to you is that SMTP servers that rely on Verify Return Path (SIMS, Communigate) are not rendered useless as all return paths are valid. (at least for .com and .net). ~joe -- _______________________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea ~ http://www.west21.com/ ~ JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century webhosting ~ co-location ~ wireless access ~ WebCat programming

Messages In This Thread: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Stonewall Ballard on Sep 16, 2003 at 10:49:39 am Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on Sep 16, 2003 at 11:27:16 am Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Joe D''Andrea on Sep 16, 2003 at 4:25:26 pm Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on Sep 16, 2003 at 4:35:43 pm Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Joe D''Andrea on Sep 16, 2003 at 4:56:54 pm Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on Sep 16, 2003 at 5:02:23 pm Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Men & Mice Support on Sep 16, 2003 at 5:13:54 pm Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on Sep 16, 2003 at 5:18:49 pm Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Stonewall Ballard on Sep 16, 2003 at 6:17:43 pm Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Men & Mice Support on Sep 16, 2003 at 6:29:19 pm Re: Working around Verisign power-grab? by Adam Dennis on Sep 16, 2003 at 7:37:34 pm