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Register.com “Stuffing” .Site Domain Names

Domain Registrars
New gTLD

Elliot Silver

March 4, 2021

Rick Schwartz shared the content of an email he received from Register.com, in which he was given a .Site domain name. A Whois search reveals Rick owns LastLaughs.com, which is registered at Register.com. The email to Rick offered him LastLaughs.Site, under the guise of Register.com’s “Brand Protection Program.”

This is one of the biggest gTLD models, STUFFING accounts w/ #Domains nobody asked for or ordered!

I have to act not to get it stuffed in my account??!!
I have to opt-out??

BULLSHIT!!

Many companies will be fooled into paying renewals for years! #SCAM #DomainNames #Unethical pic.twitter.com/Haqu5xLYvL

— Rick Schwartz 👑 The DomainKing® 👑 Since 1995 👑 (@DomainKing) March 4, 2021

Parler.com Transfers to Epik

Domain Registrars

Elliot Silver

January 11, 2021

Whois records at ICANN show the Parler.com domain name, used by the Parler social network, has transferred to Epik today. The domain name had been registered at DreamHost before it transferred to Epik at some point within the past few hours. Parler has been used more frequently by US conservative politicians, groups, and supporters in light of President Donald Trump ban from Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms.

How to Request Bulk Auth Codes from NameBright

Domain Registrars
GoDaddy

Elliot Silver

December 17, 2020

I have ramped up my auction participation at DropCatch.com this year, and I’ve bought close to 200 domain names via the drop catching auction platform so far. Once the domain names are purchased at DropCatch, they migrate to partner registrar, NameBright.

I like the functionality and ease of use of NameBright, but I want my domain names listed in the Fast Transfer network at GoDaddy and Afternic, so I transfer my domain names to my GoDaddy account every once in a while to ensure they are getting maximum exposure there. Doing a bulk domain name transfer from NameBright to GoDaddy is relatively easy, but doing a bulk authorization code request at NameBright is not easy to find.

Here’s how to request a bulk group of domain name auth codes for transfer at NameBright:

Operation Quack Hack: FDA Working with Domain Registrars

Domain Registrars

Elliot Silver

May 8, 2020

I recently wrote about the NY State Attorney General’s Office communicating with GoDaddy about COVID-19 related domain names. In its letter, the NYAG encouraged GoDaddy to do more protect people from various schemes and scams associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The United States Food and Drug Administration has a similar goal, and it appears the organization is working with domain industry companies:

FDA continues carrying out its mission of protecting the health and safety of Americans by keeping fraudulent #COVID19 products off the market. https://t.co/EiuwXfD5VO

— U.S. FDA (@US_FDA) May 7, 2020

Registrars Respond to ICANN Statement About “Relief for Registrants”

Domain Registrars
ICANN

Elliot Silver

April 10, 2020

On Wednesday, ICANN published a blog article, “Relief for Registrants in Response to COVID-19.” The relief described in the statement was in the form of not losing domain names due to expiry as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The statement was vague in what was actually being offered by ICANN to domain name registrants, especially since it is the registrars that would need to provide the relief to its customers.

Here’s an excerpt from the ICANN blog post:

“To ease this burden, ICANN org will be invoking section 3.7.5.1 of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement for the second time. This clause permits registrars to temporarily forebear from cancelling domain name registrations that were unable to be renewed as a result of a natural disaster.

The COVID-19 pandemic once again highlights the potential need for a policy initiative to protect registrants when they are unable to renew their domains as a result of natural disasters or other extraordinary circumstances. In the interim, we encourage contracted parties to take these circumstances into consideration when reviewing renewal delinquencies.”

Registrars Should Share Recent Login Information

Domain Registrars

July 29, 2019

When someone attempts to log in to an account at Name.com with an incorrect password, the email address associated with the login ID receives a failed login notification. This can inform the account holder that someone is trying to access an account without permission, which is useful. Taking it a step further, Name.com also allows users see the most recent login attempts (failed and successful). I think all registrars should offer this feature.

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Register.com “Stuffing” .Site Domain Names

Parler.com Transfers to Epik

How to Request Bulk Auth Codes from NameBright

Operation Quack Hack: FDA Working with Domain Registrars

Registrars Respond to ICANN Statement About “Relief for Registrants”

Registrars Should Share Recent Login Information

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