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Tiscali: breaking DNS for fun and profit

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Couldn't see this posted, may also be in the wrong forum...But...
Tiscali is hijacking mistyped URLs to serve to its customers sponsored links.

The ISP started rerouting DNS errors to a page plastered with advertising yesterday. An irate customer has started a thread on the firm's forums criticising Tiscali allowing a third party to pump ads for ringtones and dating sites.

A company rep, "Mr Tibbs" (who we last met during Tiscali's marathon email debacle earlier this year), replied that the ads (pictured) were "aimed at helping the customer on his/her journey rather than getting an error page."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/11/tiscali_dns_hijacking/
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Reminds me of that guy that done the deal with the .cm domain.
 
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Verisign tried this a few years ago with the root .com/.net servers and quickly got told off!

Orange BB are also doing this! Criminal really!
 
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