Eldavojohn writes "Remember the fishing expedition ICANN did in domain name front running? Well, it turns out that there was no wrong doing going on at all. What went wrong? Domain name 'tasting', which involves a free five day trial of a domain name, was the big culprit. From the article: 'In some cases ... the board found that a separate practice of domain name tasting may be causing problems. That refers to someone testing the numbers* viability of a name for up to five days and then returning it for a full refund, using a loophole in registration policies. Domain tasting can tie up thousands* of hyperspace addresses, including ones someone checks but does not buy.' If you check for availability of a website and someone sees you do it and they reserve it before you, it's fair play."

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