But in this case it was Justin himself who bought the domain. On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:45 -0700, "PICdude" wrote: > 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. >=20 > Quoting Sergey Dryga : > > 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 ho= pes of > > selling it later. --=20 http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .