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Originally Posted by punky
Don't forget your domains must have valid contact information at all times - its an ICANN legal requirement. Must either be yours or a proxy.
Speaking of ICANN, it seems that a lot of 'proper' registrars (including GoDaddy and Network Solutions) are behaving like scammers http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07...ules?art_pos=1
Your post does remind me of something i've encountered before. Some company complained they had control of mycompany.ltd.uk (which we never bothered registering) and that they had an offer to sell it and wanted to give us first refusal at an extortionate price. Basically it was blackmail as they insinuated that as they'll have no control over what the buyer does with it, it could hurt our business. Whilst on the phone, I checked the whois, saw it was free, and regged it for a couple of years for a few quid. Told them what i'd done and then they hung up on me 
Worth pointing out the registrars are allowed to register domains free for upto 5 days before either releasing them or paying for them. |
Yep I've had the exact same thing for loonyasylum.com I was emailed by a company asking me $600 or something like that for the domain, and I went and bought it from 1and1 for 8.99 lol