] Before a few days ago it didn't matter whether VeriSign
] was the owner or a caretaker. Now it matters a lot.
] VeriSign kicked a sleeping dog. It's a bizarre thing to
] do. Was it really VeriSign's decision to make,
] unilaterally? Did it need permission to make this
] decision?

ONLamp.com: Paul Vixie on VeriSign [Sep. 23, 2003]