Renew the domain with them. They will then allow you to transfer it with no problem. Then once the transfer is complete, send a request for a refund. Wait a couple days and if you hear no response, call your CC company and tell them you want to place a charge back. Works like a charm ;o)
-- Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.4CheapDomains.Net (812) 275-8425 - Office (815) 364-1278 - Fax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karyn Ulriksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:18 PM Subject: Dancing with Register.com > Like most Tucows resellers, I'm currently trying to transfer my personal > domains into the Tucows fold from another registrar. In this case > Register.com. > > The unfolding interaction has been thus: > > Submit my Transfer requests thru our reseller interface to OpenSRS > > Recieve email from OpenSRS regarding my domains being transfered. > > Acknowledge OpenSRS email. > > <wait patiently for register.com ACK email which never arrives> > > Receive email from OpenSRS telling me that Register.com has rejected > the transfer. > > Call Register.com regarding reject: > > Tech manually pushes ACK letter through system, but it > doesn't arrive. > > Tech test email from her workstation as listed in > Register.com contact > info and it arrives Okay. > > Tech bypasses system and pushes ACK letter manually from > workstation. > > I, simulataneously, acknowledge transfers from Register.com > and resubmit > requests with Tucows > > I wait for 24 hours as noted by Register.com > > <waiting patiently again> > > Receive email from OpenSRS telling me that Register.com has rejected > the transfer. > > > At this point, I have called Register.com again and we conferenced with > Tucows. I've released, Register.com knows that (again), and Tucows has sent > their requests (again) which will take 24 hours (again). > > Now, I'm an intelligent, technically savy individual (sr network engineer, > sr systems engineer, and mid-level programmer). I even understand the > bureaucracy game and the waiting involved. But here I have all the ducks in > a row, all the I's dotted and T's crossed, everything lined up... BUT I am > definitely aware that even though I have fulfilled all the bureaucratic > obligations that Register.com may likely blow off the transfer again. As it > is, during this little crack smoking episode, one of the domains has expired > and Register.com is insisting that it must be paid for before they will > transfer it now. > > I used to refer to the internet as the Wild West, but now I'm thinking that > it's more and more like Chechnya... > > Does anyone know how I can pin down those little bugg... nice people and > beat the... I mean, get them to do what they are bureaucratically required > to do? I'd like to know so that when they jack around my clients, I know > where the throat is (or any other body parts that are susceptible to a good > firm squeeze). > > Thanks in advance. > > Karyn >
