Unused domain name getting routed to double click

I have an unused domain name which is registered by Network Solutions and which I thought was turned off. However, entering the domain in a browser results in getting redirected to a double click generic advertising site.

The name resolves to the ip address of 208.91.197.27 which belongs to Confluence in the British Virgin Islands (wth ???).

Attempting to go to 208.91.197.27 port 80 results in a connection reset.

This ip address DOES have port 80 open, so obviously it is only responding to named queries and virtual hosting large numbers of sites which are probably all getting redirected to DoubleClick.

So, how is it that my domain name is getting directed to the Virgin Island and being virtual hosted to ads. Is this something Network Solutions is doing without my consent?

UPDATE

Here is the HTML redirect:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC> <html>
<head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
    <title>[sitename].com</title>
    <style type="text/css">*{margin:0; padding:0; border: 0;} html, body {height: 100%;}</style>
</head>
<body width="100%" height="100%">
<noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=http://imptestrm.com/rg-erdr.php?_dnm=[sitename].com&_cfrg=1&_drid=as-drid-2300300503455222" /><center><p style="padding:1em; font-size:1.5em;">For search results please <a href="http://imptestrm.com/rg-erdr.php?_dnm=[sitename].com&_cfrg=1&_drid=as-drid-2300300503455222" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#0000EE;">CLICK HERE</a>.</p></center></noscript>
<div id="rmgblock" width="100%" height="100%"></div>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://imptestrm.com/rg-main.php?folio=7PO56U6JO&dmn=[sitename].com"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/apps/domainpark/show_afd_ads.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"> function collectHeight(){try{var e=Math.max(document.documentElement.clientHeight,document.body.scrollHeight,document.documentElement.scrollHeight,document.body.offsetHeight,document.documentElement.offsetHeight);document.getElementById("rmgblock").style.height=e+"px"}catch(e){}}try{window.onresize=collectHeight;collectHeight()}catch(e){} </script>
</body></html>

Some research shows that what EEAA says is actually true. Network Solutions is actually diverting my unused domains to an advertising nexus in the British Virgin Islands.

The Register actually published a whole article about this practice (Entitled: "Network Solutions hijacks customer sub-domains for ad fest-- Your site. Their marketing filth.")

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/11/network_solutions_sub_domain_parking/

Those bastards...

So, how is it that my domain name is getting directed to the Virgin Island and being virtual hosted to ads. Is this something Network Solutions is doing without my consent?

Possibly. Domain registrars participate in all manner of unethical and deceptive behavior. Just sign into your NS account and change the domain settings. It's really that easy.

Unused domain name getting routed to double click

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