Search Again: Warning!!! registrar shenanigans From: Navarsky Eliezer Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2000 Time: 11:11:00 pm Shalom everybody, Be warned - DO NOT use the whois interfaces provided by the domain name registrars! 2 days ago I checked the availability of a domain name through Network Solutions Inc's web site. Today I went back to register this same domain name and was unpleasantly surprised to learn that the domain name was no longer available. I was even more surprised to learn that the new owners (as of yesterday) were Network Solutions Inc themselves! It appears as if they go over the whois interface logs and when they see a "tasty morsel" that is still up for grabs they just gobble it up... I don't know for sure if they really do but I hate "coincidences" like this one. Likewise, I have no knowledge about the other registrars doing the same dirty trick (if it is, in fact, a low blow) but with domain names going rate in the millions it is better not to take any chances. Feel free to post this warning to other lists (it is cross posted by myself to the WebMaster-Mac list and to the QuickDNS Talk list). If anybody has any knowledge about what can be done in this particular instance - please let me know. The really bad part is that my client is mad at me and is considering dropping me - he just happens to be my biggest single source of income :-( Thanks Eliezer Navarsky

Messages In This Thread: Warning!!! registrar shenanigans by Navarsky Eliezer on Feb 9, 2000 at 11:11:00 pm Re: Warning!!! registrar shenanigans by Nick Quinn on Feb 10, 2000 at 1:25:00 am Re: Warning!!! registrar shenanigans by Dale Therio on Feb 10, 2000 at 9:20:00 am Re: Warning!!! registrar shenanigans by Men & Mice Support on Feb 10, 2000 at 7:25:00 pm