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Domain Tasting
An old practice of registering domains for free using the 5-day grace period refund policy — eliminated by ICANN in 2009.
Domain tasting was a practice where registrars exploited ICANN's five-day Add Grace Period (AGP) to register domains, collect parking revenue, and then delete them for a full refund — effectively using domains for free. The practice generated millions of fraudulent registrations, inflating domain statistics and preventing legitimate registrations. ICANN largely eliminated domain tasting in 2009 by charging a fee for deletions that exceed 10% of registrations.