I don't know. They must have figure out some way to get a list of new sites, but I don't know the details of the process.

>Wow. I didn't realize all this is available to the public. Does it mean that this database is not only available online but also is downloadable by anyone?
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>>It could be that certain information is made public for any domain. Does your info show up here?: http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/whois/index.jhtml
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>>>The other day I got a message from Yahoo about being able to register a new domain for $4.95. So I figured one day I will have one 6-pack instead of two <g>, so I can afford this. I registered a domain and didn't even have a chance to enable email forwarding, nothing. Today I get a spam email addressed to _my_ personal email (that is the one I used to register the new domain, as Yahoo needed to notify me that CC charge was processed). The spam is targeting me with a subject "mynewdomain.com is yours, right?". Therefore, this person/people could only get the information that I registered a new domain name and my personal email _only_ from Yahoo.
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>>>Isn't hypocritical of Yahoo to advertise all kind of spam blockers and yet sell my info to a spam warehouse?