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I prefer their other method of registering domains that you checked for whether or not they were available. They would then charge a premium to get that domain
by Caligula 13y ago
I prefer their other method of registering domains that you checked for whether or not they were available. They would then charge a premium to get that domain.
- dlubarov 13y agoFMI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_front_running http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_front_running
- audiodude 13y agoAny information more recent than 2008?
- eli 13y agoI don't think it happens any more. ICANN added a nonrefundable registration fee and "domain tasting" stopped being such a pervasive problem. This either solved what Net Sol was trying to protect users from, or removed the justification they were using (depending on how cynical you are). Not sure I would ever recommend testing domain names on NetSol's WHOIS server though.
- JacobAldridge 13y agoAnyone else remember "Network Solutions Sucks Balls"? (http://networksolutionssucksballs.com http://networksolutionssucksballs.com ended up being registered by Network Solutions under this method.) Sadly, no longer the case. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=96408 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=96408