Interesting....
I just checked one of my own deleted domains and it show directseek as
the nameservers as well. It also resolves, to 216.187.118.222, which
comes up as a really evil page with lots of pop-ups adverts for VISA
cards, which crashes Mozilla. Browsing to the domain using the name
simply brings up a page with a single exclamation point (!)
The domain really is deleted....I was able to re-register it. It was
also missing from whois.opensrs.net, but shows up in whois.internic.net
Scott
zxcvb wrote:
> Tucows is now taking over domains that used to be deleted from their
>system. Below is one example for oceanis.org. Instead of deleting a
>domain after 40 days the DNS is changed to DIRECTSEEK.COM in order to
>count the number of clicks. Even the DNS is wildcarded so that
>*.example.com goes to the DIRECTSEEK.COM server to be counted. I don't
>know who DIRECTSEEK.COM is. Their web page is a search portal that
>opens up some pop-up windows and tries to change your home page. Their
>whois records show the domain is registered through Dotster.
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>I have asked Tucows several times if DIRECTSEEK.COM domains will be
>transferred directly to DIRECTSEEK.COM and I cannot get an answer. If
>they were setting up a service to compete with SnapNames I can
>understand that but taking over deleted domains and counting clicks goes
>way beyond that. Whenever I ask about what is going on I am told it is
>a "testbed."
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>Awhile back I had a discussion about a similar situation about domains
>which were registered and then a chargebacks were issued. I got big
>long-winded answers from Ross Rader and Scott Allen how they didn't want
>to violate any provisions in the ICANN contracts because they wanted to
>be around for a long time. Now they are involved in the shenanigans
>described above and they won't give a straight answer.
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