> Is it any worse than IE taking you to msn search when a domain doesn't > resolve? yes. if an app that interfaces to humans masks the difference between an invalid domain and a valid one, it only affects people who use that particluar app. however for other apps the difference between an invalid domain and a valid one is significant. verisign is masking the difference between a valid domain and NXDOMAIN for all protocols, all users, and all software.