New York BBB Looses Domain Name

**clasione** · 12-08-2007, 10:57 AM

Just when you thought you couldn’t be more conservative about the web sites you linked to, you find out that there is a little “bait-and-switch” going on right under your nose.......

http://www.comedomain.com/2007/12/08...name-what-the/

**flux** · 01-06-2008, 01:30 PM

Wait, what the hell? Check the whois-

Code:

Domain ID:D90258491-LROR
Domain Name:NEWYORKBBB.ORG
Created On:13-Sep-2002 21:47:34 UTC
Last Updated On:03-Jan-2008 22:17:40 UTC
Expiration Date:13-Sep-2009 21:48:28 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:MarkMonitor Inc. (R37-LROR)
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:mKn-1462730
Registrant Name:Domain Contact
Registrant Organization:Council of Better Business Bureaus
Registrant Street1:4200 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 800
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Arlington
Registrant State/Province:VA
Registrant Postal Code:22203
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.7032760100
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+1.7035258277
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:domain@cbbb.bbb.org
Admin ID:mKn-1462730
Admin Name:Domain Contact
Admin Organization:Council of Better Business Bureaus
Admin Street1:4200 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 800
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:Arlington
Admin State/Province:VA
Admin Postal Code:22203
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.7032760100
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:+1.7035258277
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:domain@cbbb.bbb.org
Tech ID:mKn-1462730
Tech Name:Domain Contact
Tech Organization:Council of Better Business Bureaus
Tech Street1:4200 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 800
Tech Street2:
Tech Street3:
Tech City:Arlington
Tech State/Province:VA
Tech Postal Code:22203
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.7032760100
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:+1.7035258277
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:domain@cbbb.bbb.org
Name server:NS1.IREITHOST.COM
Name Server:NS2.IREITHOST.COM

It's still in control of the BBB itself (it's at freakin MarkMonitor), but the nameservers are set to Internet REIT's, a PPC revenue company. What's going on here?

**clasione** · 01-07-2008, 07:31 AM

Hmm - pretty interesting. Last I checked the registrant was from some other country.. Maybe MarkMonitor (whatever that is - I never heard of it) is somehow helping them get it back quickly and smoothly....