On 11/3/97 11:47 AM CST, Paul Hoffman / IMC <paulh@imc.org> wrote...
>At 10:03 PM 11/2/97 -0600, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote:
>>I bet they make sure the billing address is correct, though.
>
>Not necessarily. As long as they got paid the first time (such as by credit
>card), I bet they don't even check the billing address. Spammers could
>easily want to spend the $100 for one year's use of a name and completely
>hide any contact with the organization. After a year (plus however long NSI
>lets them get away with not renewing), they simply get a different domain
>name.
It's worse than that. The InterNIC gives you one month to pay for your
domain registration. I've heard stories of organizations that register a
domain, wait for it to lapse, and then register it again - all without
spending a cent.
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