[WEB4LIB] Domain Hijacking Tools (aka NetworkSolutions.Com)

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Thomas, an article in today's Financial Post discusses this topic.

Title: "Smut peddlers quick to grab expired domain names to redirect traffic"
http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20020308/272771.html



cheers,
gary



At 02:13 PM 3/8/02, Thomas Keays wrote:
>During a discussion on this list last fall on the topic of domain hijacking,
>Lida Pinkham forwarded a link to a page describing how these things happen
>and pointing out the "flaws in InterNIC's domain name handling system".
>
> 
><http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/Domain_Hijacking__A_step-by-step_guide.html>
>
>Things have changed for the worse.
>
>If you go to Network Solutions, InterNIC's primary domain registration
>site for the US, and enter a search for a known domain, you will find,
>along with the results for available, similarly named domains, a link
>reading "Back-Order zzzzz.com NOW!" which takes you to an "affiliate"
>company that, for $69, will monitor and secure that domain name for
>you.
>
>   <http://www.netsol.com/>
>   <http://www.snapnames.com/>
>
>In SnapNames own words:
>
>     Is the domain name you want already taken?  If so, like hundreds of
>     thousands every month, it may soon expire and become available again.
>     You can now "back-order" your name with SnapBack.
>
>     When you Back-Order a name:
>     - SnapBack will monitor the name around the clock, "24/7", so you don't
>       have to.
>     - If it becomes available during the next year, SnapBack will attempt to
>       acquire the name for you the moment it becomes available.
>
>It goes on to describe the costs and what happens if you don't successfully
>hijack someone's domain.  Note the cost for stealing a domain is only
>slightly higher than buying a new one.  I bet the cost of buying your
>domain back from the hijacker will cost rather more.
>
>Be vigilant.  Domain theft is now sanctioned behavior and Network Solutions
>is giving you the tools to do it right.
>
>
>
>--
>Thomas Keays    Syracuse University Library    htkeays at syr.edu
>Syracuse NY 13244-2010      315/443-9769      315/443-5549 fax

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