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==ICANN and Domain Tasting==

==ICANN and Domain Tasting==

Domain tasting is a type of fraud which [[ICANN]] does not agree with nor tolerate. Therefore,[[ICANN]] has developed a great solution for against domain tasting. It supposes the payment for additional amount of money for those registers who register and then return a specific percentage of domains on a monthly basis. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12aug09-en.htm Domain Tasting Solution]</ref> This might involve even $0.20 per domain, but for domain tasters it is definitely an important cost.

[[ICANN]] does not agree with domain tasting and has taken action to curtail its practice. For example, ICANN assesses a fee on entities who register numerous domains and habitually return a certain percentage of domains each month; though the fee is as low as $.20 per domain tasted it generally affects those who work with large quantities of domains.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12aug09-en.htm Domain Tasting Solution]</ref>

This solution was developed in 2008 when domain tasting became a serious problem. Even if the cost per domain name is not significant for a legitimate registrant, this may affect the domain taster due to a high number of names being monitored since domain tasters rely on volume to earn profit. In this way, domain tasting becomes expensive and there have been great results after applying this solution.  

This solution was developed in 2008 when domain tasting became a serious problem. Even if the cost per domain name is not significant for a legitimate registrant, this may affect the domain taster since they rely on volume to earn profit. This solution has had positive results as it makes domain tasting a potentially expensive enterprise.

According to ICANN, the top ten domain tasters were responsible for 95% of all deleted domain names.<ref>[http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci1306822,00.html ICANN and Domain Tasting]</ref>

According to ICANN, the top ten domain tasters were responsible for 95% of all deleted domain names.<ref>[http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci1306822,00.html ICANN and Domain Tasting]</ref>