Re: [ga] How to steal a domain name.....

[k@widgital.com (Kristy McKee)]

George,

What makes you think this is not exactly what the GAC and ICANN intend to 
happen.  What proof do you have otherwise?

At 12:55 AM 11/5/2002 -0800, George Kirikos wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Today's lesson is on how to steal a domain name.....
>
>Step 1. Find a high value domain name with an invalid administrative
>email address, preferably one that is not actively being used so that
>it won't be noticed.
>
>Example: nigger.com, nigger.net, nigger.org (owned by NAACP)
>
>Step 2. Note in the WHOIS that the admin email is thawley@BAWAVE.COM,
>which until yesterday was on a domain (BAWAVE.com) that had long
>expired and been deleted.
>
>Step 3. Register the aforesaid domain name in Step #2. Oh my, some
>folks have caught on, as you can see the WHOIS for BAWAVE.com, freshly
>registered yesterday:
>
>Registrant:
>   Nigger Inc spring888@hotmail.com +62.3189598
>   Hendra Gunawan
>   JL. Bengawan 56
>   Surabaya,Jawa Timur,Indonesia 60000
>
>Domain Name:bawave.com
>Record last updated at 2002-11-04 20:31:57
>Record created on 2002/11/4
>
>Step 3a: Ideally, make the registrant in step 3 very obscure, like in a
>far away land. ;)
>
>Step 4: Activate the domain in Step #3 so that email is working, namely
>the email address in Step 2.
>
>Step 5: Initiate a transfer request, and accept using the email in step
>4.
>
>Step 6: Enjoy
>
>Given the NAACP's inability to fix the problem (I emailed them about
>this months ago), I acquired a SnapBack, in case someone tried to take
>the name. I imagine now that the process is unveiled, someone at
>Verisign (Chuck?) or at ICANN will do something.....(maybe someone in
>Washington, DC can give the NAACP a call, or something....
>
>Since we're now potentially at Step 5, the time to act is now, guys and
>gals...
>
>Your kind Samaritan,
>
>George Kirikos
>http://www.kirikos.com/
>
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