Network Solutions steals your domain name ideas!

[Dien Rice]

This is outrageous... My brother (Thomas) pointed this out to me. He found out about it from here... http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/01/network-solutions-steals-domain-ideas-confirmed/

The "low down" is that if you search for a domain name using Network Solutions - you'll find it's available. Then, if you search for it on another site, you'll find it's taken!

Then, if you check back on Network Solution for who owns it ("Whois"), you'll find Network Solutions has registered it! You can still buy it - but only if you register it with them! They hold your domain name idea "hostage"!

I did my own test to check it out.

I did a search on Network Solutions for a dumb domain name I came up with, that I'd never use - cablecowpiano.com .

A search on Network Solutions showed it was available...

http://www.sowpub.com/dien/nonsi1.gif

Then, I searched for it on 000domains - to find it was taken!

http://www.sowpub.com/dien/nonsi3.gif

Then, searching Whois information for it on Network Solutions, showed that THEY registered it!

http://www.sowpub.com/dien/nonsi5.gif

You can still register it through them - but not through anyone else!

So... DON'T seach for domain names using Network Solutions, since they'll "steal" your ideas!

- Dien