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Off topic, but: To be considered for acceptance into the program, please print and complete the appropriate applications and fax the forms to +1-703-421-
by gmaslov 15y ago
Off topic, but:
To be considered for acceptance into the program,
please print and complete the appropriate applications
and fax the forms to +1-703-421-5828.
Verisign, a company intimately involved with the Internet at every level, wants faxed forms, in the year 2011? For access to the TLD zone files, something technical enough that a sane person must have been involved at some point? I can't decide if it's funny or sad.
I've always heard that faxes may have some kind of legal status that other electronic communications don't (why?), but this is just getting silly.
- blhack 15y agoDid this prevent you from requesting the zone files? Would it prevent somebody from requesting them who needed them for their business? (That's why)
- sneak 15y agoEven more mind-blowing: Apple, one of the most forward-looking companies in the world, requires faxed forms for enrollment in their paid dev programs. They won't accept them via email (even though you know the fax number is a fax-to-email setup) and refused my faxed PDFs (copies of an electronic filing) of my articles of incorporation because they weren't authentic (read: photocopied) enough - despite being the authoritative (PDF) copies from the state.