How is this any different than an individual cybersquating on a name? I have heard of cases where individuals were forced to give up names they were squating on. What gives? Except that NetSol has their hands in the pockets (or panties) of the internet governing bodies!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: NOABUSE:[IMail Forum] OT: trouble with domain name registrars >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. Ah, they did a good job of beating around the bush. Don't expect to get that domain back. Network Solutions about a year or so ago started hoarding domain names. Any domains that expire, they keep. The rumor is that they plan to auction off all the expired domain names that they have. The other rumor is that for $49 you can place a bet, and may be able to get an expired domain name (they advertise for a service that supposedly will register the name as soon as it is available for $49 -- but only Network Solutions will decide when it is available -- so you may be out $49). There's a domain name we want that expired almost a year ago, but can't get, because NS is holding it. They also blocked the Whois database so that web sites (such as ours) can no longer get information from it. You are correct, they do make Microsoft look quite innocent. I wonder how many dot-bomb's wouldn't have dot-bomb'ed if they had a better name that NS was hoarding... -Scott --- Declude: Anti-virus, Anti-spam and Anti-hijacking solutions for IMail. http://www.declude.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/ 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/
