Domain Kiting

Domain kiting is an extension of [[domain-tasting|domain tasting]] in which a [[registrar]] or speculator perpetually cycles a domain through successive [[add-grace-period|Add Grace Period (AGP)]] delete-and-re-register sequences, effectively controlling a domain indefinitely without ever paying a registration fee. The scheme relied on the fact that deleting a domain on day 4 of the AGP and immediately re-registering it reset the 5-day clock, allowing continuous monetization of parked pages with zero net cost. ICANN's 2008 AGP credit caps made both tasting and kiting economically unviable. The term is borrowed from check kiting, the financial fraud of writing checks against non-existent balances to exploit bank processing float.