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Search engine accused of 'typo-squatting'
2003-09-26
Domain registrar Verisign has come under criticism for directing 'page not found' errors to its own search engine.
Critics have accused the portal of hijacking traffic, but laws regarding non-existent web domains are unclear.
Concerns have been raised over the fact that Verisign's service makes it impossible to check if names are valid or not.
'The problem with that is that most anti-spam products conduct this simple test as their first move in determining whether an email is spam or not,' explained one network operator, according to Web Rank.
'That means spammers will have a free shot at getting their mail past one of the most basic weapons in the anti-spam armoury.'
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