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Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches...

Daniel Wanja — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:38:44 +0000

I frequently get “great” ideas and reserve some domain names. Call me silly, but this makes the ideas more tangible even if I never work on them. I book my domain names through 1and1.com, for about $7 a year, but I do usually the search on netsol.com . So I searched for some names this morning, then decided to abandon, my idea didn’t need a separate domain for now, and to my surprise I got the following dialog when leaving the site:

So what does that mean? Well, it seems if I click OK they will hide the names I searched for from others users who are doing searches for 4 days. So my recommendation: don’t use networksolutions.com for your search.

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by Adult Ühler

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:34:19 +0000

I heard about this. I also heard that people had used this to get NS to register domains like

networksolutionsarecun*s.com

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by jason

Fri, 23 May 2008 15:02:56 +0000

sounds very familiar. I have nearly 8 domains for ideas which I don’t think I’ll ever have time to complete.

Plug: I created http://nameish.com as a tool to help me find and secure the domains that fit my new ideas.

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by gordon

Sat, 17 May 2008 16:54:06 +0000

oh geez sorry for the multiple submits—there needs to be an ajax progress icon to indicate that the comments are submitting!

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by gordon

Sat, 17 May 2008 16:53:13 +0000

i had the same problem and to the best of my knowledge i didn’t even get that warning. i searched for a domain through network solutions, then when i went to register it at godaddy it was unavailable. however – if i went back to register it through network solutions – it was available. i had to wait it out until the name was released…. very frustrating, potentially confusing and surprising that this is legal. prior to that i had incredible problems with their indian support center. extremely rude, arrogant and not helpful. terrible terrible company.

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by gordon

Sat, 17 May 2008 16:53:13 +0000

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by gordon

Sat, 17 May 2008 16:53:12 +0000

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by gordon

Sat, 17 May 2008 16:53:12 +0000

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by gordon

Sat, 17 May 2008 16:53:01 +0000

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by David

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:01:30 +0000

My personal favorite site to check domain name availability is PCNames.com. I’ve used that site for well over a year now and have never had any problems. It’s possibly the best I’ve seen.

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by Ken

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:12:35 +0000

Network Solutions has been the frigtard of domain registration since the very beginning. They have a long, sordid history of doing stupid things and then, thanks to government immunity, walking away from the mess scott-free. I’m always stunned and dismayed when I see that they are still in business.

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by Alex MacCaw

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:51:10 +0000

Try www.bustaname.com – that’s the one I use.

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by Wade

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:37:34 +0000

I’ve been using instantdomainsearch.com for brainstorming domains with great success. Plus they explicitly state that they do not record your entries.

"Don't use networksolutions.com for you domain name searches..." by ash

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:23:41 +0000

Its better to not use any domain registration service to check availability at all. Some of them register the name even if you dont buy it.

Use a whois service instead :)