This message was recently posted on a domain name discussion board. I thought that it deserved to be distributed here, in order to encourage everyone to lock their domain names - or at a minimum, to make sure that all your admin email contacts are valid.
Here's the technique: ------------------------------------ It seems a lot of domains have been 'stolen' recently. Here's an explanation: Recently, I formulated a technique to get hold of extremely valuable domains. What I did was this: 1. I ran a Word List of the 5,000 most valuable words/keywords in my WHOIS software. 2. I parsed the email addresses from the WHOIS details. 3. I ran WHOIS searches on those parsed email addresses. 4. Those domains that were available, could be registered and therefore be used to administer the previous domains. I found a number of extremely valuable domains (including top 2 letter ones) which had expired Admin contact domain names. I was tempted to register some, so I could gain control when the original domain expired, but I didn't want to risk any legal troubles. I actually disclosed this technique in certain domain chat rooms and forums. Perhaps a mistake? Of course though, those with no conscience out there, did follow it, and got control of the domains before they even expired. Therefore they would be 'stolen' then. ---------------------------------------- Lock your domain. Take your keys. Be safe. -t
