DOMAINS HELD HOSTAGE!
Network Solutions sucks. I have been using networksolutions.com to check on domain names because they allow up to 10 searches at a time and keep a list of search results so i don’t have to keep writing everything down. The other day I went to networksolutions.com to check on some domains and found one I wanted was available. So instead of paying $30 or whatever to registering the domain name with Network Solutions, I went over to 1and1 to register the domain name for $7, there is even a sale on domains names at 1and1 so I would have gotten it cheaper.
After logging into 1and1 I found that the domain name that I was just told was available, was not! I went back and checked networksolutions.com which was still saying the domain name was available. So I went to who.is and checked it out. Network Solutions had registered the domain name right after I searched the domain name using networksolutions.com!
WTF!
I did a Google search to see what the deal was and after reading this post, I found out they hold domains for 5 days after you search, uhm for security reason.
My question is, will searched domain names by Network Solutions that are registered and held for “security reason” show up on newly registered domain search sites? After the 5 days will the domain name show up and recently expired domain search sites? I am sure people are already exploiting this situation somehow and sniping some great domain names after the security hold is lifted.
There is a lot of talk around the forums about this by now and people are not happy about Network Solutions dirty tactics.
