Re: [ga] Registrar Domain Hoarding? (update)

["cis@hi-tek.com.vn" <cis@hi-tek.com.vn>]

This just sucks.

I do not think this is an IANA function problem so I guess we are stuck with some
policy group to oversee this type of theft.

I am glad you got your name anyhow.

Eric

Marc Schneiders wrote:

> Nearly 2 months ago, I sent the message below about a domain that expired
> long ago, but was still in the "Unpaid Names Dept" of Register.COM. In the
> mean time I've contacted Register.COM, who was hoarding the domain name
> number9.org, and was able to register it throught them. (See their Whois
> since March 21 I am the registrant.)
>
> So if you want an unpaid name of Register.COM contact them. All it took
> me, was an email, to which they replied to call them, which I did. Now
> this is not proper procedure, I know. In fact it stinks. But isn't proper
> procedure very much out of favour in ICANN since shortly before Accra?
>
> I am sorry. Sarcastic mood tonight.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 23:10:17 +0100 (CET)
> From: Marc Schneiders <marc@fuchsia.bijt.net>
> To: ga@dnso.org
> Cc: marc@pan.bijt.net
> Subject: Registrar Domain Hoarding?
>
> What should I think of the data below? When is this domain going to be
> released? This century?
>
> Marc@Schneiders.ORG
>
> [...]
>    Domain Name: NUMBER9.ORG
>    Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
>    Whois Server: whois.register.com
>    Referral URL: http://www.register.com
>    Name Server: DNS7.REGISTER.COM
>    Name Server: DNS8.REGISTER.COM
>    Updated Date: 04-jan-2002
>
> >>> Last update of whois database: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 05:15:20 EST <<<
>
> [...]
>
> You may be able to buy this domain name through http://www.afternic.com/offer
>
>    Organization:
>       register.com
>       Unpaid Names Department-R
>       575 Eighth Avenue
>       New York, NY 10018
>       US
>       Phone: 212-798-9200
>       Fax..: 212-594-9876
>       Email: admin@register.com
>
>    Registrar Name....: Register.com
>    Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
>    Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com
>
>    Domain Name: NUMBER9.ORG
>
>       Created on..............: Mon, Feb 21, 2000
>       Expires on..............: Wed, Feb 21, 2001
>       Record last updated on..: Sat, Jan 05, 2002
>
>    Administrative Contact:
>       register.com
>       Unpaid Names Department-R
>       575 Eighth Avenue
>       New York, NY 10018
>       US
>       Phone: 212-798-9200
>       Fax..: 212-594-9876
>       Email: admin@register.com
>
>    Technical Contact:
>       register.com
>       Unpaid Names Department-R
>       575 Eighth Avenue
>       New York, NY 10018
>       US
>       Phone: 212-798-9200
>       Fax..: 212-594-9876
>       Email: admin@register.com
>
>    Zone Contact:
>       register.com
>       Unpaid Names Department-R
>       575 Eighth Avenue
>       New York, NY 10018
>       US
>       Phone: 212-798-9200
>       Fax..: 212-594-9876
>       Email: admin@register.com
>
>    Domain servers in listed order:
>
>    DNS7.REGISTER.COM                                 216.21.234.74
>    DNS8.REGISTER.COM                                 209.67.50.34
>
> Register your domain name at http://www.register.com
>
> You may be able to buy this domain name through http://www.afternic.com/offer
>
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