[HCoop-Misc] Lost Domain.

[Narendra Prabhu]

Hello,

Thank you, Justin and Karl.

After reading the mails and reading related things over the Net, I think 
its best I forget that domain name. There seems to be too many 
complications involved. Well, a lesson learnt. :)

Just to see where it goes, I have mailed the guys who have the domain 
currently. Let me see what they have to say. I will tell you guys when 
they get back.

Regards,
Naren.

leitgebj at hcoop.net wrote:
> 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.
>>