> Moral of the story ...the thief has all the rights, not the victim. What thief? The domain was expired. The new registrant of the domain didn't do anything wrong.If anyone is the bad guy in the described situation, it's the ISP that pulled the plug, since that apparently prevented transfer requests from getting approved.
Moral of the story... don't wait until the last minute to renew your domain. Keep it paid up well in advance.
