Wasn't wildcarding expressly forbidden in the contract? I know it referred in that context to the TLD and not a domain name, but surely the same logic applies .. -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting & Colocation, Domains http://www.blacknight.co/ http://blog.blacknight.com/ http://www.technology.ie Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Locall: 1850 929 929 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Fax. +353 (0) 1 4811 763 Twitter: http://twitter.com/mneylon ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845 -----Original Message----- From: gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gtld-tech-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Gavin Brown Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 12:07 PM To: Kal Feher; gtld-tech@icann.org Subject: Re: [gtld-tech] URS concerns +1 on this. On 14/02/2014 05:21, Kal Feher wrote:

3. I'd also suggest that the DNS server should not just wildcard all domain responses:

dig @207.250.29.220 a icann.org +norec ;; flags: qr aa; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;icann.org. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: icann.org. 86400 IN A 207.250.29.220 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: . 86400 IN NS ns. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns. 86400 IN A 207.250.29.220

Also, using an IP address in an NS record. Very poor. G. -- Gavin Brown Chief Technology Officer CentralNic Group plc (LSE:CNIC) Innovative, Reliable and Flexible Registry Services for ccTLD, gTLD and private domain name registries https://www.centralnic.com/ CentralNic Group plc is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 8576358. Registered Offices: 35-39 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6AR.