[Infowarrior] - Network Solutions hijacking sub-domains

[Richard Forno]

(c/o RSK)

[ It appears to me that this is quite similar to the spammer/SEO scammer
tactic of creating link farms. ---Rsk ]

Noted via Slashdot:

 Network Solutions Advertises On Your Sub-Domains
 http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/11/1326235

Which says

 "The Register reports that customers have found that their
 defunct or forgotten-about sub-domains have been taken over by
 Network Solutions to send users to ad pages. By digging through
 a 59K-word user agreement, you can find the following text:
 'You also agree that any domain name directory, sub-directory,
 file name or path (e.g.) that does not resolve to an active
 web page on your Web site being hosted by Network Solutions,
 may be used by Network Solutions to place a "parking" page,
 "under construction" page, or other temporary page that may
 include promotions and advertisements for, and links to, Network
 Solutions' Web site...'"


The Register's coverage:

 Network Solutions hijacks customer sub-domains for ad fest
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/11/network_solutions_sub_domain_parkin
g/

Techcrunch's reporting:

 Network Solutions Hijacking Unassigned Sub-Domains
 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/08/network-solutions-hijacking-unassigned
-sub-domains/