Hi Rob,
> Thanks Brian, they are actually domains I registered some time ago and was > not prepared to pay the registry their exorbitant transfer fees to get it > across to OpenSRS. So I let them expire and was going to re-register them > afresh. > I actually have a Nominet TAG (which I've never used) so as the previous > registrant does that mean I could get in touch with Nominet and get them to > allow me to renew using my own TAG - I might as well use mine as I've paid > for it;-) the straightforward answer is yes... though things may get complicated! the usual routine would be for you to contact Nominet (they'd probably prefer a letter/fax on company letterheaded paper) and ask them to reassign the domain to your IPSTAG... they will then email you (as the tagholder) to see if you're willing to accept the domain... you'd have to respond via a PGP encrypted email. assuming you say yes(!), they'll reassign the domain to your tag... and subsequently invoice you for it... have you got the certificates for the domains ?? that would probably make the reactivation a lot easier... two points to bear in mind... 1. if there are any outstanding amounts, i.e if you let is lapse say 3 years ago, these will probably also have to be paid... 2. the expiry date (day/month) won't change... so if the domain expired on 1st January 2002, if you renew it now, it should not expire until 1st January 2004. hope this helps - i've cc'd this to the list in case anyone else has a similar situation and checks the archive. regards Brian > 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 > >
