EGeezer
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|  Network Solutions - de facto pre-publication censor
The future of speech control |
A U.S.-based Internet company has pre-emptively suspended access to a Web site on which a controversial Dutch lawmaker was planning to post a short film examining links between Islamic terrorism and the Koran.
Article here.
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beerbum
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| the website owner can do like others have done.. move his site to another hosting company.. AFAIK network solutions is blocking the website hosted on one of their servers - they are not blocking the DNS itself.
if they were blocking the sites dns due to the controversy, then I would be worried. |
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Phil
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Network Solutions has always been a questionable company as far back as I can remember. Whether they make it is difficult as possible to transfer a domain or they're in the business of front-running, I'd advise anyone to steer clear of Network Solutions. |
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user4275
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| said by Phil  :I'd advise anyone to steer clear of Network Solutions. I second that. |
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lorennerol
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| said by user4275 :said by Phil :I'd advise anyone to steer clear of Network Solutions. I second that. Agreed. They are scum. |
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La Luna
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| reply to EGeezer
He's locked his domain in, although he could still move the content.
Whois Server Version 2.0
Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to »www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name: FITNATHEMOVIE.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS LLC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: »www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: NS35.WORLDNIC.COM
Name Server: NS36.WORLDNIC.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 26-feb-2008
Creation Date: 26-feb-2008
Expiration Date: 26-feb-2009
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mikenolan7
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| reply to EGeezer
Every day there is more news about the internet being bent to the whim of big corporations: censorship, p2p throttling, dns redirection, warrantless wiretapping, directed advertising. Everyone shrugs their shoulders and says I will move my business, I will block it, I have nothing to hide. Brick by brick a wall is being built to corral everyone into the place where they can best be controlled, and profit can be maximized. Orwell was wrong, we have more to fear from becoming completely controlled by big business. Rollerball was more prescient than 1984. |
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EGeezer
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| reply to user4275
I've dealt with Network systems before and they are difficult and time consuming. As a result, I don't recommend them to my customers who are looking for Domain name services or hosting.
I suspect that Network Solutions "predicted" that the content was going to be objectionable, so took the blank site offline despite the fact that there was no content on it. If the customer had posted some hate-spewing crap, NS should have whacked it immediately and turned the evidence over to the authorities in their jurisdiction for investigation and followup as appropriate. However, nothing had been posted.
I have no use for religious hate and/or bigotry links and content, or for the people who promote or advocate such views. Such crap has no place, and those who promote such drivel in web sites, posts, sig lines etc. only show themselves for the ignorant bigots that they are.
I also don't feel comfortable with hosters, DNS providers or ISPs deciding to cut customers off because they think the customer "might" violate TOS in the future. That will only open the door to pre-emptively blocking legitimate discussion, dissenters, whistleblowers and those who might be opposed to the vendor's political views or legislative proposals.
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Mayors of New York come from nowhere and go nowhere.
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