DOMAIN NAME HIJACK PROTECTION

摘要

A domain name registering entity (such as a domain registry, registrar, or reseller) or an independent proxy registration service may offer a domain name hijack protection to their actual or potential customers. When a domain name transfer request or notice is received, the domain name registering entity or the proxy registration service may ignore or decline it. Customers may be given an ability to turn the domain name hijack protection service on and off, as well as an ability to adjust a variety of settings associated with the service.

主权项

1. A system comprising a computing device coupled to a network and executing instructions causing the computing device to:
execute a database query storing, within a WHOIS database, a proxy email address associated with a registered domain name; decode an encoded message received at the proxy email address stored in the WHOIS database, a content of the encoded message comprising a domain name transfer request; automatically override a forwarding command executed on the computing device to transmit the encoded message from the proxy email address to a registrant email address by:
executing a delete command to automatically delete the encoded message; or transmitting an encoded response message to a Uniform Resource Locator link within the content of the encoded message, the encoded response message declining the domain name transfer request.