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DotWeekly reported today that Tucows will no longer send its expiring domain names to Afternic. They will instead be sending them to NameJet, one of the newest but hottest Drop Auction sites. Many domainers have flocked to NameJet as they auction off Network Solutions and Enom domain names (which make up a sizeable bulk of the drops each day).

Afternic simply didnt have the technology in place to really accomodate a drop auction. It was confusing and frustrating for any user attempting to bid or buy Tucows expired domain names. I think this was a solid move for Tucows who is doing their best to capitalize on what many of the other big registrars have been doing for some time.