Avatar Posted by SueLynn 294 days ago (http://www.out-law.com)
Category: Everthing Else On Domains | Tags: icann domain tasting domain exploits

Domain name tasting exploits the fact that someone registering a domain can keep it for up to five days and then return it for free. Unscrupulous operators are using that grace period to test domain names to see if their advertising income exceeds their registration costs for a year.

The process ties up millions of domain names at a time and upsets advertisers who are paying for the display of adverts on content-less pages that people quickly leave because they usually arrive there by mistake.

ICANN, which oversees the grace period, is under pressure to make changes to combat tasting and is already considering a change to the refund process. Its board will decide in June whether to accept ICANN management's proposal to keep 20 cents of the $6 charge to discourage bulk-registrations of domains for tasting.
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