Domain Tasters Can Now Eat Dirt

Domain tasting might sound like a leisurely Sunday afternoon activity, but ICANN isn't amused, and it has just proposed a crackdown plan that could make "tasting" and "front running" of domains an unprofitable activity. Finally! I've been hoping for something like this for years. Even a small fee (twenty cents or so) would be devastating to a company that goes through 45 million domains. Of course, to you or me (normal users who only pick up a few domains, ever) a 20 cent fee isn't a big deal.I honestly can't believe it's taken them this long.

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