Hi Sam, Its hosted on Hostdime and not Godaddy.
Actually, this having become more of a big deal than I thought, I might just keep it and place ads if nothing better comes up. Thanks for the idea. On Nov 12, 11:18 am, Sam Sherlock <[email protected]> wrote: > Ironic that hosting is on godaddy as cake fan problematic on those servers. > > The domain is of little value really, the hosting is of no value. As cake > foundation could host it on existing servers. > > As for someone taking the package from you you should rethink perhaps > partner with some other development make something of value to the cake > community - you could cover some losses via advertising & referrals > (covering you total outlay is expecting too much) > > - S > On 12 Nov 2011 16:06, "Sandy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi phpMagpie, > > > The $200 is not for the domain registration, but because I have paid > > the hosting in advance, which is valid until 2013 and can be kept by > > anyone interested in the domain. I cannot get a refund for this so I > > at least would like to get this part back. > > > The auction is because I got into GoDaddy Auctions for free as a > > bundle with another purchase. I'm not interested in more. > > > On Nov 12, 4:38 am, phpMagpie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sandy: Yes, this domain is mine > > > > Just wanted to know if it was you trying to make a profit from a > > > CakePHP related domain, or if you were informing us of someone else > > > who was selling this domain?> In my opinion its better for a CakePHP > > programmer to use it and not > some domain squatter, which is why I'm > > including it here. > > > > As Mike says, if you are truly doing this to benefit the CakePHP > > > community, transferring it to the foundation or someone who will do > > > good with the domain (which you state is your desired outcome) without > > > trying to make a profit (no matter how small) would make more sense. > > > Not doing this makes your statement about domain squatters seem more > > > of a threat to encourage a community member to buy the domain rather > > > than a genuine concern. > > > As for recouping your registration fees, the domain was first > > > registered in 2007 and has been dropped once and moved registrar a few > > > times so I would guess you're not the first owner. So, at tops I > > > would say you've paid 4 years registrations, I would find a different > > > registrar if paying $50 a year for .com domains, but why should > > > someone else pay for the fact you have not found the time to develop > > > the site in those 4 years, that's not their fault? > > > I have to admit, you've touched a sore subject for me here as I really > > > dislike the practice of buying domains, do nothing with then then > > > trying to sell at a profit. You've added ZERO value to the domain > > > (the only value of this domain is the CakePHP trademarked name). This > > > put's you on a very similar level as a ticket tout in my eyes and by > > > stating in your OP that you're considering auction, this shows you > > > would really like more than $200. > > > Paul > > > -- > > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > >http://tv.cakephp.org > > Check out the new CakePHP Questions sitehttp://ask.cakephp.organd help > > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
