Where GoDaddy Stands Makes Me Sick...

[Dave Zan]

Unless I'm missing something, it appears Mr. Fyodor hasn't learned his lesson.
Isn't there a saying something like people who don't learn from their past tend
to repeat them?

 

[Gerry]

The irony to all of this...

I think the primary focus in this discussion is dealing with SecLists.org. It's sole purpose of being is to find and expose security lapses in internet secure systems. It actually has a product called NMAP (network mapping) that is an open source product working on linux code. The product is free to download and free to use.

It was this product that discovered a lapse in MySpace security. Rather than all the fussing over this hole in their system, lets hope MySpace is addressing the issue and fixing the problem.

The program is among the top ten out of 30,000 available for free download at the site Freshmeat.net.

Let's hope it is good for something because our government's (US government, that is) National Security Administration (NSA) uses it for it's own purposes. Yup, this is the same NSA that secretly tracks emails and phone calls.

http://insecure.org/nmap/nmap_inthenews.html

I guess if the NSA figured it was good enough to use in the movie The Matrix Reloaded then it must be alright.

Shhhh...don't tell anyone. I think that was supposed to be a secret.

 

[Terminator]

I think you're seeding my post with broad speculations as well. Let's focus on the case, which is simple:

1. Something of dubious content appeared on a web site whose registrar is (was?) GoDaddy
2. MySpace contacts GoDaddy - who DOES NOT host the domain, nor did they provide DNS services to the domain.
3. GoDaddy decides, based on their own agenda, to hijack the domain by altering the DNS. The domain owner was given, according to the statement issued, 5 minutes of response time. Signs where a democracy fails include the deviation from the due process, including the assumption of guilt prior to providing proof; the very opposite of what is expected.

You need to understand that regardless of what you or I deem to be immoral, illegal, unethical, insulting or abusive, there is a law AND a process in place. The purpose of a Democracy is to ensure that the process is in place at all times.

If something illegal, destructive or harmful is posted on the internet, the longer the site is up, the more it will be viewed and downloaded, its a race with time, this is why Godaddy moved so swiftly.

As far as hijacking the owners domain, I don't believe Godaddy took possession of the domain, if they did, I would be outraged. They changed the DNS closing the site down, which was at there discretion to do according to the TOS the domain owner agreed to. I'm sure he can transfer the domain away to a Registrar that is less stringent and have his site up and running again.