Rob,
> I want to register two .co.uk domain names which are shown in WHOIS as > DETAGGED but when I try to register them I get a "Sorry, domainname.co.uk > has already been reserved". > I thought DETAGGED meant the domain was available this is unfortnately not the case. 'DETAGGED' simply means that the current registrars (the TAGholders) have told Nominet that they no longer wished to be invoiced for renewals of this domain.... there may be a number of reasons why this could occur - most likely will be the tagholders failing to get renewal fees from the client... it is also worth bearing in mind that just because a domain is detagged doesn't mean the owner of the domain doesn't want it... I could register a domain for myself today, pay the invoice from Nominet (i'm a member) and then detag it - the domain would still be mine for the two years (though it would be unwise as there would be no DNS entries and hence the domain wouldn't point anywhere! ) - but you get my point?! it would also mean that Nominet would contact me in two years time and offer to renew it at their standard price of UK�80+VAT (UK�94) to answer your next question, "when will it become available?"... the answer is who knows... i've seen domains DETAGGED for years... they are *supposedly* being released back into the pool of available domains, but i've got no firm evidence that it actually occurs! best advice I can give is to find out when it was registered, add 2 years (or multiples of) to that date and work out when it expires... you can tell when it was detagged as the date will be mentioned in the whois. if there's a while left, then it may be worthwhile contacting the owner directly (potentially not easy as details are limited in .uk whois for now) and making an offer... other than that, just wait and keep checking the domain. hope this helps Brian
