Re: domain..explain this...more

["Jesse Angell" <redbaron palaceunlimited com>]

I called Verisign/Network Solutions now regarding the domain: palacechat.com
and why it is still not available when it expired over a year ago.
At first the tech told me he could tell me why, then he said.. "I was just
informed I cannot provide you with why it is locked, and when it will be
available." does anyone find this odd, and any ideas what to do about it

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Thank You,
Jesse Angell
Founder, PalaceUnlimited.com
jesse palaceunlimited com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday mindspring com>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: domain..explain this


> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Jesse Angell wrote:
>
> > I contacted DirectNic.com about that
> > and they said Verisign/Network Solutions often hold domains for over a
> > year..
> > Something seems fishy about that
>
> quite some time ago, i read that some of the domain registrars would
> collect expired domains and, rather than put them back on the market,
> would try to sell them themselves at whatever they could get on the
> open market.
>
> in short, these registrars were not simply acting as custodians of
> these domain names -- they took the position that they now *owned*
> these domain names and could hawk them to the highest bidder.
>
> as a socialist canadian, i am not normally a fan of capital punishment,
> but in this case, i will make an exception.  well, for that and for
> people who play loud bass music in their cars.
>
> seriously, if a domain has expired and officially no one owns it,
> demand to know why it is not available for purchase.  and if you
> don't get a satisfactory answer, consider legal action.  chances are,
> verisign/nsi are using that year to sell that domain name to the
> highest bidder.
>
> rday
>
>
>
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