Decius wrote:
] ] VeriSign also made a mistake by informing ICANN and other
] ] standards bodies only a few days before it launched Site
] ] Finder, he added. "The number one complaint, actually,
] ] that we heard across the board was this lack of notice,"
] ] Lewis said. "We do sincerely regret any inconvenience
] ] that the service created, notwithstanding that most of
] ] the concerns that we discussed today ... were largely
] ] addressed within a matter of days, if not hours."
]
] In the last meeting Verisign made it clear that they had their
] reasons for not informing anyone about the changes and that
] future changes would also be made without notice. Of course,
] they have very little to loose by RErelease the site with
] notice, as everyone is aware of it at this point and we know
] they aren't asking permission, so they've decided to let us
] know. They get headlines that say "look, we're sorry" and
] people who aren't paying attention don't know any better.
]
] ICANN must end Verisign's contract.

I think I've brought this up before: is verisign's contract with ICANN or with some US Govt agency (Commerce?)