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NSI Registers Every Domain Checked
An anonymous reader writes "In a developing story, registrar Network Solutions has been caught front-running domain names. Any domain names searched via NSI's whois are being immediately purchased by the registrar, thereby preventing a registrant from purchasing the domain at any other registrar. There are multiple reports of this practice over at DomainState.com." Update: 01/09 01:58 GMT by KD : shashib writes to let us know that NSI has issued a response to the accusations of front running.
I'm working on a program to perform millions of random whois searches via NSI.
I was just about to post that ;) Best idea ever.... quoting this from DomainState.com: someone could totally script this and run there credit through the roof with the registry hahahahaha.
Assuming it costs them SOMETHING (even pennies) to register a domain with the central registry then I think this is an absolutely awesome idea. I'll run such a script if someone writes it. In fact maybe I'll write one myself, because screwing over NSI sounds like a much better way to spend my afternoon then doing anything productive ;)
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
uselessdomain00001.com
uselessdomain00002.com
uselessdomain00003.com
uselessdomain00004.com...
too subtle
FuckYouNSI00001.com
FuckYouNSI00002.com
FuckYouNSI00003.com
FuckYouNSI00004.com...
network-solutions-hates-non-whites.com
our-ceo-jacks-off-to-goatse.com
batman-touched-my-junk-liberally.com
If you haven't made a developer cry, you've wasted a day.
In fact maybe I'll write one myself, because screwing over NSI sounds like a much better way to spend my afternoon then doing anything productive ;)
You must work for the government.
Don't worry, ICANN will fix everything and make it right!
I slay me.
we will end no whine before its time
Screwing over NSI is productive!
Don't you mean....
justchecking.com ?????
..that I tested this out using the domain name 'networksolutionsjustlostacustomer.com', which is still up for grabs.. but only via networksolutions, natch.
Assuming it costs them SOMETHING (even pennies) to register a domain with the central registry then I think this is an absolutely awesome idea. I'll run such a script if someone writes it. In fact maybe I'll write one myself, because screwing over NSI sounds like a much better way to spend my afternoon then doing anything productive ;)
If you can't write that in under three lines in the scripting language of your choice, you officially lose your nerd card. ;)
Make them bankrupt themselves in court. Instead of random names, use a dictionary of trademarks, politician's names, law firm names, etc. Get Network Solutions to register authenticdisneymerchandise.com, applemultimediacomputers.com, deweycheathamandhowelimited.com, advicefrommichaelmukasey.org, etc. Then write a letter of appreciation to Disney, about how grateful you are that they're selling Mickey Mouse porn so cheaply.
As copyright owner of this comment, I authorize everyone to defeat any technological measure which limits access to it.
I can't believe I forgot the best one. Don't forget Scientology. religioustechnologycenterlicensing.com is a great domain name. Network Solutions should snatch it up at once.
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Dammit. Network Solutions says religioustechnologycenterlicensing.com is available, but godaddy says it's taken. Oh well. I guess I should write the Religious Technology Center and ask them if they'd like a bid on the website that they are apparently about to launch.
As copyright owner of this comment, I authorize everyone to defeat any technological measure which limits access to it.
Don't discourage him =)
In perl, you could do it in one line with a haiku poem.
Look at the domains Network Solutions now owns!
the-real-microsoft.com
the-real-ibm.com
the-real-dell.com
the-real-walmart.com
the-real-esso.com
the-real-general-motors.com
the-real-ford.com
the-real-chrysler.com
Is there some way we can get RIAA mad at them? Register a bunch of domains using the names of songs, artists, lyrics, etc? I think if we could get a NSI vs RIAA fight going the sheer awesomeness of it would be brain melting.
You are using English. Please learn the difference between loose and lose; they're, there, and their; your and you're.
Funny, I tried to register "a';DROP TABLE employees;" - it came back with nothing? Anybody else getting this problem?
I see a new opportunity for some creative ASCII-Art...
FuckYouNSI00001.com
FuckYouNSI00002.com
FuckYouNSI00003.com
FuckYouNSI00004.com.
Hey, those have been registered!
Domain Name: USELESSDOMAIN00001.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com/
Name Server: NS1.RESERVEDDOMAINNAME.COM
Name Server: NS2.RESERVEDDOMAINNAME.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 08-jan-2008
Creation Date: 08-jan-2008
Expiration Date: 08-jan-2009
Nice, how nice
until (succeed) try { again(); }
Whoa! Don't use that word!
Somewhere in an AT&T monitoring center a little light with a handwritten "Terrorist" tag next to it lit up...
No no... it's safe... you can trust anyone posting an executable under AC. Why would they want to do anything to hurt you?
Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
Well that page does say that they register 600,000 daily. :)
"Don't taste me, bro" --Domain
How about this:
/dev/null
for i in `seq -w 1 100`
do
lynx -dump http://www.nsi.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=dienetworksolutions${i}.com >
done
morcego
Obviously, since the alternative seems to be actually doing something productive, the parent does NOT work for the government.
All of a sudden Whois.net seems to be loading much more slowly. I wonder what could be happening!
Hi my name is Shashi Bellamkonda and I work for Network Solutions. Aprreciate the opportunity to clarify. Here is a response on Circleid http://www.circleid.com/posts/81082_network_solutions_front_running/. Network Solutions is not front running. We've implemented a customer protection measure to help defend our customers against the actions of "front runners" or those persons who register domain names known to have been searched, for the purpose of monetizing them and then selling them at inflated prices either directly to the customer who searched for the domain or through aftermarket channels. The protection measure holds the searched domains at Network Solutions for up to 4 days so customers can take the time to decide whether registration of the domain name will help them build and protect their brand. Network Solutions is not registering these names at the end of the reservation period with the hope of selling them in the secondary market. Likewise, we're not placing any advertisements on these domains to monetize their traffic while they are in the reservation period.
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Can you imagine the nightmare it's going to create with all those Trademark monitoring organizations out there like MarkMonitor? Can you imagine if you queried high-profile trademark domains such as: MicrosoftSunCiscoWalMartIBMFord.com and they "reserved" the names?
I just hit it and looks like they now own it.
Domain Name: MICROSOFTSUNCISCOWALMARTIBMFORD.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com/
Name Server: NS1.RESERVEDDOMAINNAME.COM
Name Server: NS2.RESERVEDDOMAINNAME.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 08-jan-2008
Creation Date: 08-jan-2008
Expiration Date: 08-jan-2009
Since Network Solutions registered the domain, I'm sure its triggering a response to MarkMonitor's "clients". I'm sure MarkMonitor and the other TM moitoring sites are going crazy now.
Sure, but nobody could read it.
Which is quite the irony, because it would be the first ever haiku worth reading.I thought I'd try it out: http://www.payupnetworksolutions.com
Domain Name: FUCKYOUNSI.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com/
Name Server: NS1.RESERVEDDOMAINNAME.COM
Name Server: NS2.RESERVEDDOMAINNAME.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 08-jan-2008
Creation Date: 08-jan-2008
Expiration Date: 08-jan-2009