>> If yes, will Tucows return the name for reg fee if my client or >> myself steps forward > > Yes, if we own the domain and you come back to us on the registrant's > behalf asking to get the name back we provide a "Domain Rescue" for a > small fee that gets you the name back. So you are in fact in better > shape when Tucows buys the name than when the name drops and is > picked up by someone else where you have no relationship. It's VERY > rare these days for names to go back to the registries to be put back > into the pools. Almost all domains that expire are now bought by > SOMEONE.
Hi Ken, Thanks for the weekend response. Your response is reassuring. What company name or names would be on said domain name? Is there a time limit on the "domain rescue"? What is the fee for domain rescue? And yes, i agree that the scenario you have described is better than a name dropping into the general pool. > > Hope that helps to clarify. It sure does. cheers back, josh > > Cheers, > > Ken Schafer on 6/3/07 10:21 AM, Ken Schafer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Josh, > > On Jun 02, 2007, at 11:09 PM, jm wrote: > >> Is this true that Tucows is taking expired names and claiming >> ownership of some of them that they think are valuable? > > We've been doing this for almost a year and a half now but I wouldn't > say we "claim ownership", rather we register names that have not been > renewed by the original registrant after the 40 days we allow for > renewals. If after 40 days and numerous attempts to get them to > renew a registrant doesn't renew we assume they don't want it and we > buy ones we think might have value on the after market. Others go up > for auction. > >> If yes, will Tucows return the name for reg fee if my client or >> myself steps forward > > Yes, if we own the domain and you come back to us on the registrant's > behalf asking to get the name back we provide a "Domain Rescue" for a > small fee that gets you the name back. So you are in fact in better > shape when Tucows buys the name than when the name drops and is > picked up by someone else where you have no relationship. It's VERY > rare these days for names to go back to the registries to be put back > into the pools. Almost all domains that expire are now bought by > SOMEONE. > > Hope that helps to clarify. > > Cheers, > > Ken Schafer > ======================================== > Vice President, Product Management & Marketing > Tucows > http://services.tucows.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ======================================== > _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
