From: Mike N. 

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:37:32 -0400, "John Beamish"
 wrote:

>If you use an unmonitored one then you can query and not worry.  If you
>use one that Chesterton Holdings (or others ...) is monitoring then you
>run a risk.  It would be interesting to see just how quickly the time
>elapses between the time you make the WhoIs query and the time it is kited.

   My 3 test domains took between 30 and 48 hours to show up.

>To MikeN:  which WhoIs did you use?

   I used the CNET search page at
http://reviews.cnet.com/4002-6551_7-5116058.html?tag=cnetfd.dir

   It looks like they have now removed the domain search feature.

   directnic.com has been accused in the past of domain hostage-holding;
letting the domain expire without notifying the owner, then charging $100+
to get the name back.    I tried a domain taste on their site to see if
they will bite.

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