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04-09-2008, 12:51 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Network Solutions does it again - now with subdomains
I'm sorry if this has already been posted, but did you read this;
Network Solutions Hijacking Unassigned Sub-Domains
This time Netsol are targeting subdomains. I am sort of hoping that this is some how of prank, I really hope so... A late april fool's, you know?!
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04-09-2008, 12:55 AM #2Retired Moderator
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Wow... does that affect all domains registered at NS? So whatever.mydomain.com would show random ads?
That's crazy.. they could be showing questionable ads that are showed on a site with kid-friendly content, all without the site owner knowing. Wouldn't this open them up to (yet another) lawsuit?
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04-09-2008, 12:58 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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04-09-2008, 03:01 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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I doubt it's a april fool's joke
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04-09-2008, 03:07 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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I have a customer who has a NS domain. I just tried typing in random stuff in the sub domain and it seems to work fine. I don't think NS has done this....yet
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04-09-2008, 03:10 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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Seems totally being true, take the domain from the article, drop it in i.e. http://www.myipneighbors.com/ and get a large lists of other domains, pick any and put a random subdomain infront of it ... my case mytest040forwht.oneofthedomains.com and yep, a nice advertisement pops up.
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04-09-2008, 03:43 AM #7Aspiring Evangelist
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While I think this is totally ridiculous.. Fortunately for some, what netsol has done will only affect users who's domains are pointing to their nameservers
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04-09-2008, 04:29 AM #9Cloud & Web Hosting Specialist
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But still... that is not the way to go..
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04-09-2008, 12:51 PM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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NetSol ... again
Now they're hjacking your sub-domain...
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http://www.conceptualist.com/2008/04...d-sub-domains/
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04-09-2008, 01:31 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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The example they give is gotgame.com hosted at NetSol.
I tried a subdomain on this and got a "page not found".
I also tried other sites on that IP and also received "page not found".
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04-09-2008, 05:56 PM #12Junior Guru Wannabe
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That's cause whoever running that domain have done something to it since.
The normal response from a request to a non-existing (sub)domain is something along the line of "Could not locate remote server" or "Server not found", and not a 404, and definitely not a 404 page being returned by the server with a HTTP 200 code.
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04-09-2008, 06:02 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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I repost my reply to this same thread at NamePros..
You'd be surprised to learn that this is not an uncommon practice with registrars and webhosts. Although I haven't looked into it in a while because it's entire preventable by ensuring that your subdomain host records are properly configured for...
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04-09-2008, 07:47 PM #14Junior Guru Wannabe
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Even so, this is a despicable practice if it does happen; lowest common denominator stuff. I'm a long-time GoDaddy person myself; reasonable prices (especially with coupons!), and the domains always work quickly.
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04-09-2008, 10:27 PM #15renegade
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Or just use your own nameservers.. That's probably what most people do anyways, and is the best option at least with netsol..
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04-09-2008, 11:29 PM #16Web Hosting Guru
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I think that netsol should no longer be allowed to sell domains.
After the past crap with domains and now this issue, they are a JOKE!!Charles
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04-09-2008, 11:43 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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I doubt if most people have their own nameservers. I think most people using shared hosting or just parking their domains wouldn't use there own nameservers. What would be the benefit to them? How would they get the diversity of geographical reach for redundancy purposes? What software would they use?
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04-10-2008, 01:48 AM #18Web Hosting Industry Expert
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I've always avoided Network Solutions like a plague. Their business practices are laughable and they appear to have no respect whatsoever for their customers. They wonder why they are losing their market share so quickly... The combination of their high prices + poor business practices = everybody is going to get their domains elsewhere.
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04-10-2008, 02:34 AM #19
Threads merged.
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04-10-2008, 08:16 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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04-10-2008, 02:03 PM #21renegade
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Well, of course if they have shared hosting, but if you don't want them doing it and you DON'T host with them then using your own nameservers is better.
This sounds more like they automatically add *.domain.com and point that to the ad page, which isn't anything new, or bad..
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04-10-2008, 04:53 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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@coax You are talking about a practical implementation/effect, not the core-issue at hand.
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04-10-2008, 05:31 PM #23Web Hosting Master
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Does anyone have an example?
Is it really an issue?
I can't replicate this on the NetSol hosted domains that I have tested.
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04-10-2008, 05:57 PM #24Web Hosting Master
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Some folks choose to make this an issue.
Interesting result you're getting, Techno. As in the "subdomain" won't resolve anywhere if you put in like ww, ***, jerk, dumb, anything before the domain name/s that's using Network Solutions' nameservers?
Hmm, the one in question from TechCrunch is probably a freak of nature, then.
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04-10-2008, 06:47 PM #25Web Hosting Master
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It is an issue as it
a) Wasn't opted-in to from the clients
b) used to make money off the clients' domains