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DNS Stressed From Financial Maneuverings

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hey-we're-all-stressed-man dept.

jcatcw writes "The Domain Name System is showing signs of being out of control. Automated software systems are being used to re-register large batches of expired domain names. In addition, speculators are using a loophole in the registration process that lets domains be tested for their potential profitability as pay-per-click advertising sites during a free five-day "tasting" period."

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  1. Why is this news? by djrok212 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can someone explain to me why this is even news? Seems to me the domain name system has been out of control for years, this is nothing new.

  2. Re:I had not heard of the "testing" period. by nine-times · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, according to the OP, it's not a "testing" period, it's a "tasting" period. But I don't know how you taste a domain, and I sure as hell don't want to know what domains like goatse.cx taste like.

  3. What DNS needs by rajinikanth · · Score: 1, Funny

    What DNS needs is a nice massage and a warm bath with candles and salts.

  4. Re:stale links are the big win by IpalindromeI · · Score: 4, Funny

    Suppose I run davidwristhegreatest.com.

    First of all, who is going to visit "David Wrist He Greatest.com"? It's gibberish!

    That's a few thousand people a year. Pretty soon that adds up to real money.

    Second, how much do ad-views pay? One or two cents? Four people per day for a year would only be $14.60. Not sure that's a huge incentive.

    But mostly it's the first issue. David Wrist He Greatest?? wtf?!

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