[wdvltalk] Registering an existing domain

2006-01-23 Thread Jon Haworth
Hello list, We have a client who wants to try and grab a domain which is currently registered but due to expire this weekend (it's a .org.uk, FWIW). There isn't a website or any other sign of life there at the moment, and as it was originally registered six years ago we're hopeful that the owner

Re: [wdvltalk] Registering an existing domain

2006-01-23 Thread Ross Clutterbuck
Can't remember the exact terminology as I'm up to my neck in XML and really crappy parsers but I think after a domain lapses there is a certain period (detagged I think) where the domain is shut off from the net but is still tied to its existing owner allowing them to renew (just in case they

RE: [wdvltalk] Registering an existing domain

2006-01-23 Thread Jon Haworth
Ross, Can't remember the exact terminology as I'm up to my neck in XML and really crappy parsers but I think after a domain lapses there is a certain period (detagged I think) where the domain is shut off from the net but is still tied to its existing owner Just what I'm after, found the

RE: [wdvltalk] Registering an existing domain

2006-01-23 Thread Jon Haworth
Peter, I think if you look at the Nominet Site, buried in there is a note that you can record an interest in a name that lapses with a view to doing what you want. Couldn't find it with a cursory hunt, but I've emailed Nominet anyway to ask them what the best approach is. Will report

[wdvltalk] trying to do a simple python install on shared linux webhost via SSH

2006-01-23 Thread Peter O'Brien
Hi guys, I'm trying to do something thats probably very elemtary but i'm stuck, can anyone please help? I'm trying to install Moin (an opensource wiki creator) via on my linux webhost via Terminal over SSH. I have the following line as an example in the help docs: python setup.py --quiet

RE: [wdvltalk] Registering an existing domain

2006-01-23 Thread Gerenday, Perry (P.)
-Original Message- From: Ross Clutterbuck If the domain is not re-registered by the end of this limbo state then it comes open for purchase. Only at that stage will your client be able to grab it. There was an article on Sitepoint I recently read about expired domain names. I