[KLUG Members] OT: Domain registration question

[Daniel]

Yeah, they do just that. I called them several times about the domain in question, and all they could tell me was that the current registrant needed to call to get info. hen I pointed out that, after 6+ months of expiration, there really WAS no registrant, I was told that it was a Net Sol domain, and they would decide when to release it. Bastards....

Legit companies like Gandi say they are leasing you the right to use the name. Once it expires, it is removed, rather than held by Gandi.



David Hamilton extolled:
> Daniel extolled:
> > Actually, I am seeing gandi say that it is not available. Keep in mind that you can only transfer a domain from one registrar to the other if you alredy "own" it.
> > 
> > I battled with Network Solutions for a year over an expired domain - even though it was expired, they held it with absolutely no explanation. Eventually it went to one of those idiotic "buydomains" "services" - damn morons try to "sell it" to you for an EXTERMELY bloated price.
> > 
> > "The minimum quoted price will be be at least $688, and could be as much as $10,000. We will only respond to serious requests that are complete and accurate. Any submissions with false or unverifiable information will be deleted."
> > 
> > 
> > Back to the point, though, I do not think you can get that domain, but if you can, do not worry about ruffling feathers - if the domain was so important, they would have renewed it.
> > 
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> I could be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that when domains expire, sometimes network solutions itself decides that now IT owns the domain, and will sell it to the highest bidder instead of first come first serve.
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