[mdlug] [Fwd: [opensuse-offtopic] NetSol abuses the domain name, registration system.]

[David Relson]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:28:10 -0500
Aaron Kulkis wrote:

> In short:
> 1. You want a domain name
> 2. you look up a domain name to see if it's taken.
> 3. NetSol (or other) detects the search, and
>     registers the domain name before you do.
> 4. Netsol then hopes to sell you the domain name
>     at some outrageous price, hoping you'll assume
>     that they intend to use it.
> 5. After some time, if the domain isn't bought,
>     then they release the domain name.
> 
> ICANN has conducted an investigation.

Is #4 accurate?  

If I recall, some years back NetSol charged approx $35 to register a
domain for a year.  At present other registrars seem to charge $8 or
$10 or more.  The difference of $25 (or so) doesn't seem outrageous.

Of course NetSol's domain squatting to charge the extra fee is pretty
underhanded ...

David