WARNING: AOL is hosed (again)

markb@infi.NET (Mark Borchers) writes:

Yep, somebody modified the delegation via a forged domain
modification email. An emergency root server update has been done to
correct the problem.

Gosh, I wonder if NSI would do an emergency root server update for me.

Perhaps it would be a good time to review the Guardian documentation.
Is there a way to review what the Guardian settings are for various
objects?

Geez...
This is too trivial for words. We do SSL authenticated registrations for
our normal order processing, using CC transactions. I have always wondered
why NSI can't run both SSL and take immediate CC payments for
domain-registrations. It's not like they don't have the cash to make this
happen. It also wouldn't hurt to setup some ssh-forwarded ports and drop
the whole mess behind a firewall either.

Amusingly enough, when I was the CE for a tiny little ISP HQ'd in
Dallas and our landlord locked us out, I actually _did_ get NSI to do
an emergency push changing out root NS's to our Florida location's
machines.

I guess it depends on how desparate you sound.

Of course, this _was_ 2 years ago.

Cheers,
-- jra