Network Solutions exposed

Not only do they hold it I checked around, once it's held it costs more to boot. There fire sale price is much more expensive than anyone else I could find.

They should loose there status as a seller, It's only fair. Send a clear message that it is not acceptable to conduct one self in such a low handed way.

I see that Network Solutions have commented and said that it's a "security measure" desgined to protect a customer who "searches for an available domain name at our website, but decides not to purchase the name immediately after conducting the search"

If that's the case why is the domain available to anyone who tries to register it through Network Solutions rather than being restricted to the user who performed the original search which "reserved" the domain.

This IMHO has nothing to do with security and everything to do with preventing users from going to alternative registrars

http://www.iwhois.com/index.php?domain=networksolutionssuckcock&tld=com&lookup=Lookup&clean=1

and lo:
http://sedo.com/broker/index.php4?tracked=&partnerid=15801&language=us&domain=networksolutionssuckcock.com

Yep. Check e.g. on godaddy , domain avail. Go to network solutions check, then go back to godaddy. domain is no longer available but godaddy says that the registry whois didn't respond. For other domains (already registered) I get the whois record. Hmm.

Same behaviour at godaddy after a couple of hours.. (Wonder how long it stays unavailable?).

I've had this happen 3 times with domain names. Really ridiculous names like "everybodysucksbutme" and "hummersofwv" were snatched up an hour after I searched for them. 

I actually went to Network Solutions because I wanted to avoid crap like this. It's a shame that one of the most respected registrars, is a squatter.

froggeek wrote:
"My stepbrother tried looking up a name several years ago, found it was free, but upon returning the next day found it had magically been registered to someone else, who demanded an $800 ransom to release it."

What is happening now is related but slightly different.

For a long time many domain registrars have sold their search logs to "interested parties". This is how your stepbrother was hijacked.

They are now using the situation they created to justify this "security measure".

The only way to really solve the problem would be to stop the domain registrars selling their search logs.

The best tip I've heard so far is to use "digg" or "nslookup" from the command line to check whether a dns record exists. This isn't a guarantee that it's available but is a good pointer.

This is not news. My stepbrother tried looking up a name several years ago, found it was free, but upon returning the next day found it had magically been registered to someone else, who demanded an $800 ransom to release it. The squatter was apparently located in the UK, but the coincidence stank on ice.

Network Solutions are scum. Always have been, always will be.

GoDaddy

Netsol appears to be in violation of Federal Racketeering Laws:

See here:
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cri18.htm

Although the law is more focused towards organized crime, it seems to apply to the terms related to commerce both foreign and domestic as well as extortion.

Of course, I'm not a lawyer, just someone who is currently being extorted by Netsol to pay for their registration services instead of being allowed the registrar of my choice.

Go Daddy did a similar thing to me. I actually purchased a domain name at Mad Dog (the sale was completed), then Go Daddy said it was unavailable. I went to network solutions and the name had been bought by WildWestDomains... owned by Go Daddy.

So far they've not returned my email and have not returned my money either.

I'm currently seeking legal advice.

What about the fact that since Friday morning, about 10,000 European Network Solutions companies have been unable to view their websites due to a US upgrade.