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Avoid "Lame Delegation" Consequences
"Lame delegation" describes the phenomenon of domains being associated with nameservers which do not actually have a zone file to describe that domain. A zone file defines, for example, which IP the www subdomain points to, which mail server the domain uses, etc. "Lame delegation" usually happens because someone has registered a domain but does not have access to nameservers, so they simply put some valid primary and secondary nameserver in to act as place-holders, even though none of these nameservers has a zone file for the domain in question - hence the domain is "lame" without a leg to stand on.
This is a bad thing. Firstly, it breaks RFC compliance for BIND, whereby a domain should point to valid nameservers which keep valid zone files. Secondly, lame delegation indirectly uses computing resources without permission. Thirdly, if you type a lamely delegated domain into a browser, the request will not return a useful error message. Finally, the InterNIC is actively pursuing lame delegations, and deleting the associated domain registrations when they find them. If your domain registration is deleted for lame delegation, it will become available for registration to anyone who wants it.
The bottom line is this: If you want to guarantee the effectiveness of your domain name registration, but you aren't ready for a hosting account or a web site, you must ensure that the nameservers associated with your domain name include your domain in their nameserver zone files.
For $25.00 per year, NICForce will register your domain name, include your domain in our nameserver zone files, and provide a customized Coming Soon Page for your domain. Just enter your desired domain name in the form above, and complete the application to reserve your domain name with NICForce.
NICForce provides domain registration services for domains in the .com, .net, and .org top-level domain system.