BUT. I did a search on the same word except, I substituted an "i" with a "y". It appears to be taken already. That's all cool except the whois is giving me 3.3.2008 as the registration date, registered throught Network Solutions. That is today btw. What the hell? How could someone know about my domain already, and care enought to register a similar? Am I missing something?
Good practice is to run list of domain names to see what is available.
Then make decision what names you like to keep and register those minutes later.
NS is taking advantage of the tasting period. I tested searching another random word through NS (came available) and amazingly 2 minutes later the word appeared to be taken when I searched it through Moniker. So I guess the word will be free in 5 days.
[edited by: Webwork at 9:54 pm (utc) on Mar. 3, 2008]
[edit reason] Please no offsite links per Charter and TOS [/edit]
Am I missing something?
The domain that you did a whois search for at Network Solutions is available for you to register at Network Solutions.
This is a recent predatory practice of Network Solutions, and has created a lot of controversy.
You can read more about it in this thread, in this forum: Network Solutions claimed caught front-running [webmasterworld.com].
If you do register the domain through them, there is a potential class-action suit against them concerning this practice. Do a search of this forum, or Google, for more info on that.
