TLD Survey: Risks
Closed to Zone Transfer
- Pro
- If implemented at parent (e.g., com), increase difficulty for
- Domain speculation
- Corporate meta-espionage
- Companies frequently pre-register names for upcoming products
- Registrar customer “sniping” or slamming
- Competing registrar AXFRs your zone(s), sees what customers you have, sends them a note to “upgrade” their service