Imo, responsive registrars should offer multiple levels of security to
prevent this. Including digital password protection, +secure email
confirmation,
and perhaps extended security involving photo i.d.'s and/ or other non
digital methods for domain names that require IronClad security. Names that
might require this, are names that the owner themselves would almost never
transfer ownership of, and if ownership transfer was required, the owner
wouldn't mind jumping thru hoops to allow for a transfer. I would be
content to pay a small fee for each domain that had the highest level of
security.
Imo, this is a very serious issue that needs to be dealt with asap.
regards,
Josh M
> From: "John MacLeod" <john@macleodweb.com>
> Reply-To: <john@macleodweb.com>
> Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 13:41:45 -0400
> To: <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> Subject: "Domain Names Hijacked" news article
>
> Check out this article "Domain names hijacked in brazen new Net scam" in
> todays' (June 1, 2000) Toronto Star...
>
> http://www.thestar.com/thestar/editorial/updates/business/20000601NEW01d_CI-
> DOMAIN1.html
>
> This can't be good for anybody. Any comments...
>
> John MacLeod
> john@macleodweb.com
>
>
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