From:
Linda Iroff
Date: 2001-12-11 10:35:00 UTC
Subject: links to porn sites and how it happens
Sukie writes
> Important note: it appears that anything that is associated in the lists
> with the names "Acme" and "Howard or Anne Davis" now link directly into a
> very overt porn site
When registrations for domain names expire, the names are often snapped up
by porn sites to increase their traffic. Sometimes the name is snapped up
by speculators who hold it hostage. This is an increasing problem
especially for non-profit organizations. Businesses with trade names can
appeal to have their domain names protected. If there is no trademark
involved, buying back the name can be expensive, if it can be retrieved at
all.
See http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,48903,00.html
This is not ferret related, but it is a warning to those with ferret
related sites under registered names to be sure to not let their
registration lapse!
Linda Iroff
Oberlin OH