> So, it's been over 3 months that since the name expired,
> although, the record was updated 2 months ago; possibly,
Just another aside... sorry for the cross-post I'm just so ticked off after
trying to register ANOTHER domain that expired 8 months ago, today, I'd like
to see some list feedback on the general feelings of the list population.
Am I the only one who finds this intensely irritating? That I have to sit
and 'prey' on a domain name I'm after that someone else clearly no longer
wants, and even if I'm checking it several times a day there's a chance I'll
miss it/lose it.
I've yet to see anyone offer a doable solution to the problem, but there has
to be something we can do to pull the rug from under Netsol's feet. I have
been criticised in the past for calling this practice of theirs 'hi-jacking'
but I believe in calling a spade a spade.
THE DAY THE THING EXPIRED AND WASN'T RENEWED was the day the domain lost
'ownership'. The fact that it WAS registered through Netsol does NOT give
them the right to hold onto it. Domains are in the public domain, they do
not 'belong' to Netsol to rent, nor do they 'belong' to the person renting
them. All I'm buying is the exclusive right to USE that name for a year, or
more.
It is for this reason that I insist that Netsol holding onto expired domains
is 'hi-jacking'. It is NOT theirs to hold onto, they lost the right to do so
at the same instant the previous regitrant lost HIS right to use it - when
the registration period expired.
I would LOVE to see someone test this, in court. I would even be prepared to
assist with the funding of such a test case, if enough people were willing
to join and keep the costs reasonable.
A few hundred people like me, trying to register a domain that's expired
months ago, would make a pretty strong case and sufficient purse to see it
through.
Or should I just shut up and contact the previous owners, which gives them a
'tip-off' that I'm after it in which case they'd simply renew and try to
charge me a fortune. Seems to me I'm in a no-win situation there...
Regards
Bob
