[HCoop-Misc] Lost Domain.

[leitgebj at hcoop.net]

Hi Naren,

It looks like a domain squatter picked up slashn.net.  Usually, they 
keep track of the number of hits that the site receives.  They make 
money either by selling advertisements on the site or by selling it back 
to someone at whatever they value it to be worth.  Chances are that 
they'll renew the site if they deem it profitable.

BTW, just because they bought the site does not mean that they're a 
domain registrar, although they might be.  Being a registrar gets you 
special benefits, e.g., you have access to a text file of the whois 
database.  Also you can "float" a domain, meaning that you can "buy" it 
for some short period (7 days or so) and then release it without paying 
if you dont' like it.  Some squatters have taken advantage of this 
"feature" of being a registrar to buy a domain and then track the number 
of hits that it gets, if this is above a certain threshold of 
profitability then they keep it.

Your best chance is to contact the squatters in the whois record for the 
zone if you want the domain back, but they're at liberty to charge you 
whatever they deem it to be worth.

Also FYI, the reason that the squatters picked up the domain so quickly 
after it wasn't re-registered is that many squatters poll the whois 
database at a certain interval to determine which domains to buy.  
Sometimes this buying process is even scripted by the squatters. :(

Hope this helps.

Justin

Narendra Prabhu wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A few months back, due to a lot of reasons, I failed to renew (then) my 
> domain, slashn.net. Later, the domain had gone into some kind of 
> "waiting" period, where I could pay some extra amount to get back the 
> domain. Well, the domain did not appeal much considering the price I had 
> to pay. I decided to wait until the expiry time. But, the very next day 
> after the domain expired, someone else had the domain, some domain 
> registrar.
>
> Well, now, I was thinking where this domain stands. Does it mean that 
> the domain is gone for good or should I wait until the expiry time 
> (currently Sep'07)? Do these domain registrars renew these unclaimed 
> domains? :)
>
> Regards,
> Naren.
>
>
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