late baker here
so glad u came
didn't want to bake but will try to later
if i can get some rest/sleep
many diggz…..
how long r u good for?
Network Solutions is linked to over 60% of all seemingly separate US domain registrars
p. 1 of 3.
https://www.internic.net/origin.html
Network Solutions originally had a complete monopoly on the domain registrar business in the early 1990s.
https://www.wired.com/1998/11/network-solutions-chief-resigns/
But they lost it in 1999.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/97711/Monopoly+Ending+Network+Solutions+NonExclusive+Soon.htm
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB924711559576999099
Yesterday, i found that, of the first 20 companies on the Internic. net list for the US, 12/20=60% were linked to Network Solutions
(when you click the icon, Network Solutions web page comes up). >>7794251 PB
Today, i took a larger sample of 100 (20 started with each of the letters a, e, i, p, t).
Not quite a scientific sample but close enough.
Results: 61% of the time, Network Solutions website comes up for listings of non-NS companies.
Why???
What's the relationship?
NS is not supposed to have a monopoly in the domain registrar business.
Were these companies "acquired" by NS at some point?
Or the relationship some kind of [hegemonic] partnership?
ANONS DIGG
page 2: raw data
page 3: more on NS's shady history/practices & a little info on NameBright (another company stand-in)
NETWORK SOLUTIONS linked to 61% of American domain registrars, con't.
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RAW DATA:
Sampled US Domain Registrars
(YES/NO….. [name of company] (name of website that comes up if NO…..T Network Solutions or same name)
A
YES….! #1 Host Australia, LLC
YES….! #1 Host Canada, LLC
YES….! #1 Host China, LLC
YES….! #1 Host Germany, LLC
YES….! #1 Host Japan, LLC
YES….! #1 Host Korea, LLC
NO….. $$$ Private Label Internet Service Kiosk, Inc. dba "PLISK.com"
NO….. 007Names, Inc.
NO….. 123 DomainRenewals, LLC (MyDomain)
NO….. 24x7domains, LLC (MyDomain)
YES…. Abbey Road Domains LLC
NO….. AccentDomains LLC (NameBright)
YES…. Aconcagua Domains LLC
NO….. Acquired Names LLC (NameBright)
YES…. Active Market Domains LLC
YES…. Advalorum Domains
NO….. Address Creation Domains LLC (Dotster)
YES…. ADomainOfYourOwn.com LLC
YES…. AdriaticDomains LLC
NO….. Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT)
12/20 = 60%
E
YES…. Eagle Eye Domains, LLC
YES…. EastEndDomains, LLC
YES…. Easy Street Domains, LLC
NO….. EchoDomain LLC (NAMEBRIGHT)
NO….. Edomains LLC
YES…. EmpireStateDomains, LLC
NO….. Enameco, LLC (Dotster)
NO….. EnCirca, Inc.
YES…. EndeavourDomains, LLC
NO….. eNO…..m, LLC
YES…. Entertainment Names, LLC
YES…. Entrust Domains, LLC
NO….. Epik Inc.
YES…. Ethos Domains, LLC
YES…. EUNameFlood.com LLC
YES…. EunamesOregon.com LLC
YES…. EuropeanConnectionOnline.com LLC
YES…. EurotrashNames.com LLC
YES…. EUTurbo.com LLC
NO….. Everyones Internet, Ltd. dba SoftLayer (IBM)
13/20 = 65%
I
YES…. Iconicnames LLC
YES…. Imminentdomains.net LLC
NO….. Imperial Registrations, Inc.
YES…. Indirection Identity, LLC
YES…. InlandDomains, LLC
NO….. InsaneNames LLC (NameBright.com)
NO….. INSTANTNAMES LLC
YES…. Interlakenames.com LLC
YES…. Internet Internal Affairs, LLC
YES…. IServeYourDomain.com LLC
YES…. JarheadDomains.com LLC
NO….. Jumpshot Domains LLC
NO….. Key-Systems, LLC
YES…. Kingdomains, LLC
YES…. Klaatudomains.com LLC
NO….. Ladas Domains LLC d/b/a Principium Strategies (PRINCIPIUM)
YES…. Lakeodomains.com LLC
NO….. Launchpad.com Inc.
YES…. Layup Domains LLC
YES…. Leatherneckdomains.com, LLC
13/20= 65%
P
YES…. PacificDomains, LLC
NO….. Paimi Inc [ASIAN company]
YES…. Painted Pony Names, LLC
NO….. pair Networks, Inc. d/b/a pair Domains
YES…. Pararescuedomains.com, LLC
YES…. PDXPrivateNames.com LLC
YES…. PearlNamingService.com LLC
NO….. Pheenix, Inc.
YES…. Pink Elephant Domains, LLC
YES…. Pipeline Domains, LLC
NO….. Porkbun LLC
YES…. PortlandNames.com LLC
YES…. Postaldomains, LLC
NO….. Powered by Domain.com LLC (Domain.com)
NO….. PresidentialDomains LLC (NameBright.com)
NO….. PrivacyPost, LLC
YES…. Private Domains, LLC
NO….. ProNamed LLC (NameBright.com)
YES…. Protondomains.com LLC
NO….. Purity Names Incorporated [Christian company]
11/20=55%
T
YES…. Targeted Drop Catch LLC
YES…. The Domains LLC
NO….. The Registry at Info Avenue, LLC d/b/a Spirit Communications (SEGRA Domains)
NO….. TheNameCo LLC (NameBright.com)
YES…. ThirdFloorDNS.com LLC
YES…. Thirdroundnames LLC
YES…. Threepoint Domains LLC
NO….. TierraNet Inc. d/b/a DomainDiscover
YES…. Tiger Shark Domains, LLC
NO….. Tiger TechNO…..logies LLC
NO….. TLDS L.L.C. d/b/a SRSPlus (SRSPlus)
YES…. Top Level Domains LLC
YES…. Top Pick Names LLC
YES…. Top Shelf Domains LLC
YES…. Top Tier Domains LLC
NO….. Topsystem, LLC
NO….. TotallyDomain LLC (NameBright.com)
YES…. Touchdown Domains LLC
NO….. TradeNamed LLC (NameBright.com)
YES…. Tradewinds Names, LLC
12/20 = 60%
NETWORK SOLUTIONS linked to 61% of American domain registrars, con't.
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One thing that seems clear from even a quick look at the history of NS: there's shady stuff going on and it's been going on a long time.
4th largest domain registrar
Network Solutions, LLC is an American-based technology company and a subsidiary of Web.com, the 4th largest .com domain name registrar with 6,722,545 registrations as of August 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Network_Solutions
''Does this include just their business or those other companies linked to it?''
Last 20 customer satisfaction ratings for 2019 = ONE STAR
Customer Satisfaction Rating for last year = 3/5 stars (n=155) BUT every review since 6/20/19 (20 of 'em) is ONE STAR. Look like real scumbags.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/internet/network_solutions.htm
From 2014: Network Solutions: We Won't Raise Your Domain Fees 2,300 Percent After All
https://www.wired.com/2014/01/weblock/
Why You Should Never Use Network Solutions
Author notes it's an old article, but the advice still holds true.
https://www.granneman.com/webdev/domains/neveruseverisignnetworksol
From the early 2000's: "If you register a domain name using Network Solutions (now owned by VeriSign, so you might see them doing business under the VeriSign name, or you might see them referred to as NSI), they sell your personal information to marketers who will bother you constantly."
Also ran across some possibly relevant about NameBright, which apparently owns 1/3 of all registrars. Guessing that means int'l ones as well.
http://domainincite.com/17807-one-company-now-owns-almost-a-third-of-all-registrars