Network Solutions Screws Alayan
Just recently I read this article on the front page of Digg (/Technology) about a domain registrar called Network Solutions that immediately registers domains that you check for availability on their site (if you don’t buy it right away).
Today Alayan comes and says that he is going to buy an awesome new domain.
Me: ‘Was it available?’
Him: ‘Yeah. I checked at Network Solutions.’
Me: ‘ZOMG NOOB! Hahahaha!’
I then explained to him that the domain would be gone. Sure enough, he goes home, checks, calls me up and starts cursing Network Solutions.
Of all the sites on the Internet, he had to use that one.
Category: Friends
He is your friend!!
February 12th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
For god’s sake, man. You’re telling me you don’t have a lookup utility?
I just checked vijayalayan.com and it seems to be free.
February 13th, 2008 at 11:56 am
If the site does that, (and assuming it costs them money) , lets go type some weird domains
February 13th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Well, ICANN chose to eliminate the domain tasting period, so you may actually achieve something by doing that.
February 14th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
[...] really, Marc’s friend got his domain stolen right out from under his nose. This happened to me too, I was trying to get a domain and the day [...]
February 15th, 2008 at 12:10 am
This was on Digg. People did search for a lot of abusive names and Network Solutions registered all that. The costs they incur would be very negligible though.
February 24th, 2008 at 7:47 am
lol!
February 24th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
The only reason Ragha is commenting is cos he wants to beat me in the count!
February 24th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
In the Count? But The Count is too busy doing Number Of The Day.
February 25th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Sesame Street. That chap is funny.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Totally, it’s disturbing I still remember him.
February 25th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
It’s not some ancient show like Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad, it’s still running.