CH> Earlier I suggested a solution which would remove all incentive for
CH> hammering the registry. Drop any name, at any time of the day or night, but
CH> wait until it has been 5 minutes (or some other appropriate delay) since
CH> anyone has tried to register it. Everyone would have an equal chance, and
CH> those who try too often would never be rewarded.
Dawning black-hat (or is it grey?): I want supercoolname, so I check
on it every 4 minutes for a couple of months. By that time everyone
else that wanted it has gone home. Then at 3 a.m. I don't check for 5
minutes and then grab it. This results in a lot of needless checks
against the registrar/registry and I get my name. I can play these
sorts of games somewhat anonymously through many different registrars.
regards,
-joe
