Re[2]: [ga] Registrars Selling Dropped Domain Name Lists

[William X Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>]

Sunday, Sunday, August 26, 2001, 9:56:57 AM, Andy Gardner wrote:

>>There is a rumor that some Registrars are engaged in selling their
>>dropped domain names or expired domain names.
>>
>>Are there any examples or real evidence concerning Registrars engaged in
>>selling their dropped domain names or expired domain name lists?  Are
>>there any examples or real evidence in the industry concerning
>>Registrars participating in buying or selling expired domain names that
>>were originally registered with the Registrar?

> http://www2.domainnamesystems.com/expireds.html

> And if you want to see an example of a Registrar auctioning off names they
> grab in the drops, check out

> http://www.namewinner.com brought to you by the Dotster Registrar.

To be clear, both companies are selling chances to register domains
that had been dropped at the registry and will become available for
reregistration, not names that are registered with them, but not
renewed by their customers, like the question was seeking.

The "auction" actually just means that Dotster will attempt to get the
domain name on behalf of the customer who offers them the most money
before the domain name is dropped.

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Best regards,
William X Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>
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