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NSI Registers Every Domain Checked

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-why-they-are-the-front-runner dept.

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.

4 of 668 comments (clear)

  1. spam the spammers? by superwiz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It wouldn't be that hard to write a script to start exhaustively checking domains.

    a.com?

    b.com?

    c.com?

    .....

    ...just checking.
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  2. Re:Can't be ALL of them. by Loconut1389 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ditto.

  3. Re:Any way to... by RareButSeriousSideEf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Interesting; I started experimenting, and it seems they don't register *every* domain checked... wonder what their criteria are:

    http://www.reallyreallyuselessdomain.com/ - scooped
    http://www.reallyreallyuseless.com/ - left
    http://www.2008twobit2008.com/ - scooped
    http://www.nsiregisterseverydomain.com/ - left
    http://www.nsiregisterseverydomainchecked.com/ - left

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  4. Re:Oh, this is fun! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    http://islam-equals-murder.com

    Domain Name: ISLAM-EQUALS-MURDER.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