WOW - Can this be true? Dotster’s Subdomain Policy

[JAugusto]

DNS Wildcard. In the event you utilize Dotster, Inc.’s DNS management services and fail to configure a wildcard DNS for your domain, Dotster, Inc. may insert wildcard DNS records to resolve subdomains of your domain that would not otherwise resolve. Dotster, Inc. may point those subdomains to a web page that may contain advertisements and other materials selected by Dotster, Inc. in Dotster, Inc.’s sole discretion. This may include, but is not limited to, third-party website, third-party product and service offerings, and/or Internet search engines.

WOW. CAN THIS BE TRUE?!

http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2007/06/watch-out-for-dotsters-idiotic-subdomain-policy.html

 

[Name Trader]

The simple fact is you should always wildcard subdomains to resolve to your www address, just like you would the non-www. You don't want to be losing any of your traffic. Do you?

 

[Dave_Z]

Right here:

https://secure.registerapi.com/order/register/agreement.php?siteid=4798

6.5 DNS Wildcard. In the event you utilize Dotster, Inc.'s DNS management services and fail to configure a wildcard DNS for your domain, Dotster, Inc. may insert wildcard DNS records to resolve subdomains of your domain that would not otherwise resolve. Dotster, Inc. may point those subdomains to a web page that may contain advertisements and other materials selected by Dotster, Inc. in Dotster, Inc.'s sole discretion. This may include, but is not limited to, third-party website, third-party product and service offerings, and/or Internet search engines.

At least they wrote that down. John B once mentioned something about that
in CircleID, though I forgot what he termed it.

Hostgator does something similar with their 404 pages. If you don't upload a
404 of your own in your hosting with them (except for their reseller packages,
I think), they'll use their own 404 with ads in it.

Of course, it's their hardware to do as they please. As always, move away if
you don't agree with them.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

I guess we could coin a new phrase.

Subdomain cybersquatting.
Subdomain Hijacking.
Subjacking?

 

[scandiman]

The simple fact is you should always wildcard subdomains to resolve to your www address, just like you would the non-www. You don't want to be losing any of your traffic. Do you?

Not sure how to do that for subdomains but it makes sense. Any idea if this can be done via htaccess?