A LAME-DELEGATION name is a domain that has one
or more of it's nameservers in the expired state.
Lets say domain ICCO.COM has two nameservers
IPAD.CRCNETWORKS.COM and IPAD.CNXCC.COM and
CNXCC.COM is available for registration or is
a "lame delegation" for the domain ICCO.COM.
If one wishes to take control of ICCO.COM and
maybe transfer it to a third party for a period
of time and then to themselves. All they have to
do is register the lame nameserver CNXCC.COM
and create a nameserver IPAD.CNXCC.COM that reflects all the same ip addresses as the good
nameserver IPAD.CRCNETWORKS.COM and let the
dust settle a bit. At the desired point then
change the MX pointer for email to route the
email to you during the request for transfer
of the name ICCO.COM. Of course you have picked
a domain that has the Admin contact email address
[email protected] and you promptly reply the transfer is OK and set the MX record back if
needed but most names in this state may not even have a working email address. Once you snag the name in a third party name for a few months then
push the name in your account. At the expiration date the previous owner receives no notice and
the name expires in his mind. In order to stop
this abuse of the DNS system the LAME-DELEGATION.ORG was set up and provided a
clearing house for the lame nameservers domains.
However I'm not sure what oversight this group has
and what rules they follow. These names are all over the map.
or more of it's nameservers in the expired state.
Lets say domain ICCO.COM has two nameservers
IPAD.CRCNETWORKS.COM and IPAD.CNXCC.COM and
CNXCC.COM is available for registration or is
a "lame delegation" for the domain ICCO.COM.
If one wishes to take control of ICCO.COM and
maybe transfer it to a third party for a period
of time and then to themselves. All they have to
do is register the lame nameserver CNXCC.COM
and create a nameserver IPAD.CNXCC.COM that reflects all the same ip addresses as the good
nameserver IPAD.CRCNETWORKS.COM and let the
dust settle a bit. At the desired point then
change the MX pointer for email to route the
email to you during the request for transfer
of the name ICCO.COM. Of course you have picked
a domain that has the Admin contact email address
[email protected] and you promptly reply the transfer is OK and set the MX record back if
needed but most names in this state may not even have a working email address. Once you snag the name in a third party name for a few months then
push the name in your account. At the expiration date the previous owner receives no notice and
the name expires in his mind. In order to stop
this abuse of the DNS system the LAME-DELEGATION.ORG was set up and provided a
clearing house for the lame nameservers domains.
However I'm not sure what oversight this group has
and what rules they follow. These names are all over the map.