[Scspamcop] Re: OT Domain Name Front Running

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"N. Miller" <nobody at spamcop.net> wrote in message 
news:evk6qyuv9i8b$.dlg at nobody.spamcop.net...
> On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 07:27:44 +0000 (UTC), Robert Blair from SpamCop wrote:
>
>> In fact now days if you do any searches for domain names to register
>> you need to register them immediately before they get hijacked, I have
>> seen reports of domain names being hijacked within two minutes of a
>> search.
>
> You can't "hijack" something which hasn't, yet, been claimed. However, 
> your
> point is clear; don't search for a domain unless you actually intend to
> purchase it on the spot. Domain squatters exist who will try to grab it 
> out
> from under you in hopes of selling it to you at a profit to them.
>
> I once saw the '.com' version of my domain get snatched, and held briefly 
> by
> a domain squatter. Because I have no intent to buy the '.com' version of 
> my
> '.net' domain, I never bothered to contact the squatter. It appears to be
> available again, so those squatters don't hold on to them forever, just 
> long
> enough to see if their speculation pans out.
>
> -- 
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

And now Domain Tasting allows the squatter to obtain the name for several 
days without payment.

ICANN is so smart.