Yes. And Thawte is owned by Verisign. # -----Original Message----- # From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Todd Holt # Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:14 PM # To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: trouble with domain name registrars # # # Isn't Verisign owned by that good-for-nothing, lyin'-cheatin'-stealin', # never-heard-of-customer-service, # contact-us-by-email-'cause-we-don't-have-phone, # otherwise-fax-us-but-we-don't-read-our-faxes, internet-nazi, wanna-be # company called Network Solutions? # # -----Original Message----- # From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ron Hornbaker # Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:58 PM # To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: trouble with domain name registrars # # # Note that registrars.com is owned by Verisign, too. :| Regardless, we've # been very happy as a global partner of registrars.com. # # -Ron # # > -----Original Message----- # > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of IMail Admin at # > BC Web # > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:41 PM # > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > Subject: [IMail Forum] OT: trouble with domain name registrars # > # > # > Lest you think only MS and Ipswitch are the only vendors out to # > do us all # > in, here is an off-topic story that should make your morning: # > # > We donating hosting to a number of Rotary clubs in our area. The domain # > name for one of the clubs was registered with Network Solutions (now # > Verisign) and coming up for renewal. We've been less than happy with # > NetSol, so rather than just renew, we applied through another registrar # > (registrars.com) to transfer and renew. A couple of weeks later, # > registrars.com notifies us that NetSol has denied the transfer. Keep in # > mind that I am the primary contact for this club's domain name, # > and NetSol # > never contact me about a transfer. So we applied for a transfer again, # > figuring that they lost the confirmation query email that # > should have gone # > to me. After three attempts, we still couldn't get the name # > transferred, # > and each time NetSol made no attempt to actually contact me. # > So far, it's # > just incompetence by NetSol, but the story gets worse. # > # > The record for this club's domain name expired on October 3. I # > thought this # > would be great, because we could register it from scratch with the new # > registrar. Only problem -- NetSol still has the name in the # > database and # > refuses to release it. I've gone around in circles with their customer # > service (who remind me of characters out of the Dilbert comic # > strip), and # > their bottom line is this: # > # > * We can't transfer the domain name unless the record is # > current, meaning we # > have to renew with them first (which is what we were trying to avoid to # > begin with). # > * They won't release the domain name until they purge their # > database, which # > will be in 60-90 days. # > * But they will block DNS referrals to this domain name if the # > record isn't # > current (renewed). # > # > In essence, they are holding the name as hostage unless we # > renew with them. # > I started the transfer process in August, and it just keeps # > dragging along. # > There's no way I'm going to renew anybody with NetSol henceforth -- they # > make Microsoft look like the Red Cross. # # # Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html # to be removed from this list. # # An Archive of this list is available at: # http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ # # # Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html # to be removed from this list. # # An Archive of this list is available at: # http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ # #
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