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== Site Finder Service and issues with ICANN ==

== Site Finder Service and issues with ICANN ==

VeriSign launched Site Finder September, 2007, where when an user would type an unregistered address it would be redirecting the surfer to its Site Finder search engine. [[ICANN]] published a report against this policy stating "VeriSign violated architectural principles, codes of conduct and good practice." ICANN had declared Site Finder in violation of VeriSign's contracts for running the master address lists for ".com" and "[http://www.out-law.com/page-4716 Out-law.com]</ref>

VeriSign launched Site Finder September, 2007, where when an user would type an unregistered address it would be redirecting the surfer to its Site Finder search engine. [[ICANN]] published a report against this policy stating "VeriSign violated architectural principles, codes of conduct and good practice." ICANN had declared Site Finder in violation of VeriSign's contracts for running the master address lists for ".com" <ref>"[http://www.out-law.com/page-4716 Out-law.com]</ref>

Later [[ICANN]] asked VeriSign to suspend Site Finder service. <ref>[http://www.out-law.com/page-3921 Out-law.com]</ref>

Later [[ICANN]] and asked VeriSign to suspend Site Finder service. <ref>[http://www.out-law.com/page-3921 Out-law.com]</ref>

In October,a hearing took place place in Washington, D.C. to review technical issues where U.S. Department of Commerce gives permission to VeriSign to operate the DNS for .com and .net and VeriSign shuts down the service.

In October,a hearing took place place in Washington, D.C. to review technical issues where U.S. Department of Commerce gives permission to VeriSign to operate the DNS for .com and .net and VeriSign shuts down the service.