I assume then that the Email address had something like HOTMAIL or YAHOO in
it.... - A very good reason for not using a "free " provider for the admin
contact then.....
Len Thomson
L.A. Consulting Ltd
Auckland
New Zealand
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Daminato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "cpaul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: Domain HiJack Tactics...
Interestingly enough, the information was "valid", albeit not to whom they
expected the recipient to be ;)
Charles Daminato
TUCOWS Product Manager
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Charles Daminato wrote:
> The address has to be something we can send correspondence to, afaik -
> you'd have to read the registrant agreement to be sure (I don't know off
> the top of my head).
>
> Charles Daminato
> TUCOWS Product Manager
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, cpaul wrote:
>
> >
> > > A domain is registered with a typo for the Admin contact email (for
the
> > > whole handle, at a registrar that uses handles). Someone registers
the
> > > mistyped domain, waits a while, then sets the MX to themself and
creates a
> > > catch-all email account. They request a transfer, and gets the
> > > confirmation from the gaining registrar. The losing registrar sends
an
> > > accept as well - of course to the misspelt admin email, which is also
> > > approved. Domain gets transfered.
> >
> > i guess this goes together with the rules for having valid contact
> > information registered for the domain. which reminds me, i wanted
> > to ask... when i register a name at resellers.opensrs it asks for
> > a street address. is it violating any agreements if we enter a
> > post office box address here? i'm not sure if you call it a post
> > office box in canada or the us but i hope you know what i mean by
> > that term.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
