Network Solutions, the former biggest domain name registrar before the emerged of GoDaddy, has launched a new program that enable potential buyers to reserve the domain names available that they searched on their site. Many are saying this is “front-running” or “cybersquatter”, a scheme that used by domain name scammers to register some favorite domain names only with the intention to resell those names for a high profits at later stage.

Under this program, the domain names that are searched and found available on Network Solutions will be reserved to the searchers or potential buyers for a period of 4 days, in spite of the potential buyers have no intention to buy those searched domain names. As a consequence, such the domain name records will be removed from the pool of domain name availability, in other word, no other party can register such domain names in this 4 days provided Network Solutions release back the stated domain names to the registry. Despite the fact that Network Solutions charge much higher domain name registration than the other registrars, i.e. $34.99, the domain name reserved can only be registered through Network Solutions within the duration of 4 days.

Though this program is vulnerable to sabotage and vandalism, Network Solutions insisted that this is a customer protection measure, and all the domains it reserve would only place under construction page, which mean no advertisement will be appeared on these pages.