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ICANN Moves To Disable Domain Tasting

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-before-time dept.

jehnx writes "Following Google's crackdown on 'domain tasters', ICANN has voted unanimously to eliminate the free period that many domain buyers have been taking advantage of. At the same meeting they also discussed Network Solutions' front running but took no action on it."

8 of 137 comments (clear)

  1. KISS by Amorymeltzer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good.

    (all other posts after this are either wrong or repeating)

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    I live in constant fear of the Coming of the Red Spiders.
    1. Re:KISS by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, IMO, KISS was highly overrated. Gene Simmons is a marketing genius, though.

    2. Re:KISS by Pikoro · · Score: 1, Funny

      Mod parent up and lock comments on this story. Enough said...

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      "Freedom in the USA is not the ability to do what you want. It is the ability to stop others from doing what THEY want"
    3. Re:KISS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      We could also add a "Bad" comment to appease the contrarians, and then this story would only need two comments.

  2. Re:Network Solutions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now that is freaky.

    networksolutionsuckhorsecocks.com is available.

    Then I go to register.com and it isn't.

    Crazy, crazy world...

  3. FIRE by wezeldog · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bad!

  4. ICANN says by Ranger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't taste me, bro!

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    "You'll get nothing, and you'll like it!"
  5. Everyone knows by hyperz69 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Domains taste like chicken.