On Sat, 2007-03-31 at 06:16 -0500, Gadi Evron wrote:
Or we can look at it from a different perspective: Should bad guys be able to register thousands of domains with "amazon" and "paypal" in them every day? Should there be black hat malicious registrars around? Shouldn't there be an abuse route for domain names?
One problem at a time, please.
Based on Lorenzen's data, domain tasting enables millions of domain names to be in flux every day. Exchange lists this large to end users is extremely costly. When small handguns became a weapon of choice for holdups, a waiting period was imposed to allow enforcement agencies time to block exchanges. Even when bad actors can be identified, a reporting lag of 12 to 24 hours in the case of global registries ensures there can be no preemptive response. If enforcement at this level is to prevent crime, registries would need to help by providing some advanced notice. Perhaps all registries should be required to report public details of domain name additions 24 hours in advance of the same details being published in the TLD zones. -Doug