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Re:Was Godaddy Caught Registering Domains Names After Availa... by jorgem on Thursday August 09, 2012 @03:58PM (#4362915)
I suspect they would only register names that look somewhat "good". There are plenty of automated ways to valuate domain names -- then just pick the unregistered ones that exceed some value.
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Re:Was Godaddy Caught Registering Domains Names After Availa... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday August 09, 2012 @04:36PM (#4363099)
You could run a list of available domain names from a domain name suggestion service as lookups using an automated system. You'd want a botnet to avoid getting your IP blocked.

Wasn't the problem that the registrars could retain the domain names without having to pay for a few days? I thought that ICANN had addressed it but am pretty hazy on that point.

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