Yes, that is a known issue with unscrupulous registrars.  Apparently =20
the best way to get a domain is to use network solutions to check =20
availability, then buy immediately from the lower-cost registrar.




Quoting Sergey Dryga <sergey@dryga.us>:

> Most probably it's the registrar.  I noticed in the past that if a  =20
> domain name
> is checked several times, somebody will register that name, maybe in hope=
s of
> selling it later.


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