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New Rules Make Domain Hijacking Easier

Posted by timothy on from the and-ease-of-use-is-important dept.

Tanktalus writes "Netcraft seems to have a little ditty about new rules from ICANN that take effect on Friday making it easier to hijack domain names. Essentially, if someone tries to take your domain, and you don't answer within 5 days, they now assume you are okay with the transfer. Previously, the default answer was no, and you had to explicitly state your acceptance of the domain transfer. Owners of small domains, beware: no more computerless vacations that last more than 4 days at a time!"

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  1. What crap. by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 0, Redundant
    OooOOoh - so merely PAYING for a product isn't enough? you have to pay for it to be LOCKED? Gee- when will they decide that merely LOCKING it isn't enough and it has to be (marketing name that inspires security)-ed?

    This policy fails on SO many counts of interstate trade and transfer and fraud, I can't even count.

    Someone else already noticed it'll take about a week forthe first lawsuit to turn this around. I wouldn't be surprised if someone like the EFF (or the FTC - oooh - nemmind - I forgot, they're run by the people they regulate now-a-days) doesn't ask for a prelim injunction against these asshats so it never happens, period.

    RS

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  2. not legal? by bdigit · · Score: 1, Redundant

    IANAL but I thought silence could not be used as an agreement to a contract. I learned this in my Business Law class but I guess this doesn't apply here?

  3. New business plan by frovingslosh · · Score: 0, Redundant
    1) Find valuable domain.

    2) Notify ICANN to xfer it to you.

    3) Spam owner of domain's mailbox with several thousand e-mails for the next five days (make titles of spam look something like ICANN sends).

    4) Sell newly aquired domain.

    5) Profit!

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  4. Time for a lock by Todd+Knarr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Time for me to add a domain transfer lock to my domains. I suspect this'll be a popular option from here on out. I'm sorry, ICANN, but I want the default to be that nobody orders or executes changes to my domains without explicit authorization from me, preferably in writing with my signature on it (yes, I'm willing to FAX authorizations as needed).