> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Meloche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 12:07 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Someone bought brianmeloche.net? > > It's been a while since I have posted here... I read when I can, but > don't post much... > > I am trying to resurrect my website, as my old hosting provider hadn't > changed my registration email address, I was unable to transfer hosts > (that's been corrected). > > However, thinking that I wouldn't be able to get brianmeloche.com up > and running before MAX, I decided to search for brianmeloche.net. It > looks like a company, Domain Doorman, LLC, registered brianmeloche.net > three days ago!!?!?!?!??!? > > It appears that they may have seen that I recently searched the WHOIS > to see if brianmeloche.com has changed contact information, and > perhaps registered brianmeloche.net thinking that I would want the > ..net. I do... I called them, but it doesn't appear to be a legitimate > business phone number. > > I am wondering if anyone else has seen something like this happen to them.
Name-squatters are pretty common. If you can't contact them you can contact their registrar and lodge a complaint - although it may take legal action to actually get the name switched. We had a similar problem at www.firstnight.org. Somebody purchased "FirstNightBoston.com" and used to host an ad frame with our site framed inside. A frames-buster killed the misuse and a letter from the corporate lawyer got the domain name. In this case the name "first night" is copyrighted and the squatter was obviously associating it with our organization for personal gain so it was an easy sell. In your case, with a personal name, it may be more difficult - especially if there's a "brian meloche" on the other side. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175476 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
