.INFO registry Afilias published an interesting media advisory yesterday which I thought I'd share with you.
It's about the subject of the month: Front Running. "
"This action keeps domains out of the hands of those who were originally interested, and is enabled by the Add Grace Period. The Add Grace Period allows registrars to delete a name within 5 days of its initial registration without financial impact, and was originally intended to correct errors or problems in the initial registration process."
Recent industry discussions have centered on a new phenomenon termed Domain Name Front Running. This occurs when someone conducts a search for a domain name and, shortly thereafter, someone else using some form of insider information preemptively registers the name."