From: William Knowles (wkC4I.ORG)
Date: Thu May 04 2000 - 02:30:52 CDT

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http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,2171,3_348071,00.html

Carol King, InternetNews.com Associate Editor
April 26, 2000

Domain registrar Register.com Inc. Wednesday launched Domain Lock
Down, a service that protects domain names from being hijacked.

With the new service, register.com (RCOM), "locks" names at the
registry level, which helps prevent unauthorized alterations to name
server and registrar information and blocks deletions of a domain name
for the length of the registration term.

As a result, customers using the service have greater security over
their domain names and can reduce the risk of illegal tampering. The
service costs $99 per name.

In light of the recent hijacking incidences, register.com felt it was
essential to provide customers' with peace of mind, according to
Richard Forman, the company's president and chief executive officer.

"Because a domain name is the key access point to the Internet,
businesses cannot afford to suffer the effects of illegal domain
tampering," he says. "By locking down a domain, register.com corporate
services customers increase the security of their business."

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