Re: [cobalt-users] wildcard certs

["Andrew Kinney" <andykinney@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13 Apr 00, at 13:05, Yohans Mendoza wrote:

> hi all
> 
> has anybody heard of such things?
> if so, where can I find some info about it?
> 
> TIA
> 

http://www.thawte.com

Verisign just sent us a notice that they'll be raising the price for 
Thawte's wildcard certs this year.

"Please note that the cost of a renewing a wildcard SSL cert
will increase to USD 500.00 on 1 Nov, 2000."

Verisign has a policy of 'no wildcard certs,' so I'm a bit surprised 
that they're leaving Thawte's wildcard certs as an available product 
at all.

That was about the worst merger I think I've seen lately.  It's just a 
matter of time until Verisign totally ditches any of the ideals that 
Thawte originally stood for.  They're already putting notices all over 
the web site and renewal notices trying to get people to switch over 
to Verisign certificates.

Where's those darned anti-trust lawyers when you really need 
them?

Sincerely,
Andrew Kinney
President, Advantagecom Networks, Inc.
http://www.advantagecom.net
509-522-3696, extension 101