The problem comes from Internic (Network Solutions). When Internic servers are too busy to reply to "whois" queries, register.com receives a "Too Busy" response. In this case, register.com displays "might be available" to the user since we cannot make that distinction yet.
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The problem comes from Internic (Network Solutions). When Internic servers are too busy to reply to "whois" queries, register.com receives a "Too Busy" response. In this case, register.com displays "might be available" to the user since we cannot make that distinction yet.