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By: Domain-me.com: One scam or another, front running is gonna get ya’

Domain-me.com: One scam or another, front running is gonna get ya’ — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:16:40 +0000

[...] company that just loves front running, chances are high they’ll register it for you. Even Network Solutions is has been accused of this practice [...]

By: Why local restaurants should love domain tasting

Why local restaurants should love domain tasting — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:50:16 +0000

[...] a domain name which you know somebody else is intending to register. Earlier, we reported that Network Solutions automatically registered domain names that people checked for its availability and that Google would make it harder for the front running [...]

By: Deadpool: Domain tasting and kiting industry

Deadpool: Domain tasting and kiting industry — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:04:49 +0000

[...] weeks ago we brought you the news about Reddit users making fun of Network Solutions’ domain front running. They checked domains [...]

By: edial

edial — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:08:11 +0000

Look what google just announced, an attack on Frontrunners:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_hi_te/web_address_sampling;_ylt=AucDbZYhAo9Ymcqa5v2eng5k24cA
Definetly ‘Don’t do evil’ points for this

By: redwall_hp

redwall_hp — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:19:59 +0000

BREAKING NEWS: The monkeys say it’s a “security feature.”
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080110-network-solutions-defends-frontrunningto-stop-frontrunners.html

By: redwall_hp

redwall_hp — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:52:23 +0000

Marek, I believe one of the Reddit users already tried using a script. I think it may cost them money, but it’s no where near what non-monkeys pay (NetSol pays more like $1).

By: Marek

Marek — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:17:42 +0000

Doesn’t registering these domains inflict any costs on them?
Cause you could, in theory, retaliate with a script checking for the availability of completely random domain names. Not that I will do it though, or encourage anyone else to do it either.

By: chrisco

chrisco — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:16:29 +0000

Wow, what lying assholes. Part of what they are doing is called “domain tasting,” I think. That four days is a “free look” or “taste” of the domain name. If it gets traffic for any reason, they keep it b/c it’s valuable for their pages full of ads. If no traffic, maybe it gets run though an algorithm and/or human (I mean monkey), who see if it meets any other criteria that may give it value. What pricks, using their customers like that. Cheers.

By: Patrick de Laive

Patrick de Laive — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:26:07 +0000

@redwall_hp :) I love this stuff. Keep up the good work.

By: redwall_hp

redwall_hp — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:50:15 +0000

I searched a few, to see if they’d take them (when I saw the post on reddit). Here’s my favorite:
http://networksolutions-is-the-worst-registrar-on-the-interweb.com/