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**zangief** · 07-06-2008, 06:54 AM

Imo it is about the 20 cent icann fee , while it was free they were a chicken in a corn warehouse and did not care much but now is the the last time to eat the corns free before getting out of th warehouse.
If you bought domains on 3th of july their graceperiod ends on 8th of july.
Just a guess

**Mahouni** · 07-06-2008, 07:07 AM

Bingo zangief... This is exactly what's it's about

**Yofie** · 07-06-2008, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zangief

Imo it is about the 20 cent icann fee , while it was free they were a chicken in a corn warehouse and did not care much but now is the the last time to eat the corns free before getting out of th warehouse.
If you bought domains on 3th of july their graceperiod ends on 8th of july.
Just a guess

I think they are having much larger issues then this. I do agree they were deep into tasting domains (running them in auction) and if not sold, they simply dropped them.

Currenlty with them being down, they are also not catching any domains on the drop! Heck, even a Godaddy backorder yesterday grabbed a nice VCVC .com (UWIP.com) from the pending delete drop.

By the message currently on the site, it appears they will be down until the 8th.

"Auctions that were scheduled to end on July 4th and July 5th Pacific will now end on July 8th."

**domaingenius** · 07-06-2008, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yofie

I think they are having much larger issues then this. I do agree they were deep into tasting domains (running them in auction) and if not sold, they simply dropped them.

Currenlty with them being down, they are also not catching any domains on the drop! Heck, even a Godaddy backorder yesterday grabbed a nice VCVC .com (UWIP.com) from the pending delete drop.

By the message currently on the site, it appears they will be down until the 8th.

"Auctions that were scheduled to end on July 4th and July 5th Pacific will now end on July 8th."

I dont see any mention of the 8th at all, all I see is;

Site Unavailable
The SnapNames® site is temporarily unavailable.
We're sorry for this brief inconvenience. Please try again in a few minutes.

In the meantime, here's where you can reach us:

Technical Support: Support@snapnames.com

General Information: Info@snapnames.com

Telephone: 1-800-385-4075 (toll-free in the U.S.)

+1-503-241-8547 (outside the U.S.)

Thank you!

**petrosc** · 07-06-2008, 12:11 PM

very unprofessional of them to close down the site with no prior warning and no explanation

ezimedia · 07-06-2008, 12:29 PM

HI

So they are down because Icann is raising domain prices by 0.20 cent ....?

Tom

**Yofie** · 07-06-2008, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by domaingenius

I dont see any mention of the 8th at all, all I see is;

Site Unavailable
The SnapNames® site is temporarily unavailable.
We're sorry for this brief inconvenience. Please try again in a few minutes.

In the meantime, here's where you can reach us:

Technical Support: Support@snapnames.com

General Information: Info@snapnames.com

Telephone: 1-800-385-4075 (toll-free in the U.S.)

+1-503-241-8547 (outside the U.S.)

Thank you!

This is right from SnapNames.com

"The SnapNames® site is currently unavailable. Please check back later.

Auctions that were scheduled to end on July 4th and July 5th Pacific will now end on July 8th.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

In the meantime, here's where you can reach us:

Technical Support: Support@snapnames.com

General Information: Info@snapnames.com

Telephone: 1-800-385-4075 (toll-free in the U.S.)

503-241-8547 (outside the U.S.)

Thank you!"

**trader** · 07-06-2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahouni

Bingo zangief... This is exactly what's it's about

So let me get this straight, you guys think because Icann approved a .20c tasting fee it somehow made Snapnames decide to shutdown their website

**Acro** · 07-06-2008, 01:53 PM

The domain I wanted was captured by Pool

Go Pool!

**simon johnson** · 07-06-2008, 06:11 PM

It appears that this is a much broader issue. All the Snapnames cached pages in Google (newsroom, press releases etc..) lead back to the main page. It appears that their entire website is down, hard!

I have called their Support number and got their voicemail, so I left a message. Hopefully someone will return my call.

**Acro** · 07-06-2008, 06:21 PM

No-one there to oversee?

**James** · 07-06-2008, 07:10 PM

Trying to add a few more domains for the upcoming Internext and Affiliate Summit auctions through moniker and same Snapname "Unavailable" page though moniker has posted for Internext:

Quote:

Submission deadline now extended to Wednesday, 7/9!

I imagine they'll extend the Affiliate Summit submissions soon

Quote:

Limited submissions (max of 10 per person)* (7/8)

and Search Engine Strategies

Quote:

Unlimited bulk submissions (7/7)

jim

**Raider** · 07-06-2008, 07:19 PM

Oversee has much higher priorities than to be worrying about Snapnames and your backorders, It's the 4th of July weekend!, they have a Barb-Q to attend with investors, discussing what company to take over next, How to increase prices and cut services, Power and profits are what's important, NOT the customer, so please stop your complaining.

**touchring** · 07-07-2008, 03:09 AM

How many drops are there in a day? They seem to have locked up one or two days of drop past the refund period.

**simon johnson** · 07-07-2008, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raider

It's the 4th of July weekend!

Ohhhh yeah. I forgot that the entire world shuts down for an American holiday.

**James** · 07-07-2008, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simon johnson

Ohhhh yeah. I forgot that the entire world shuts down for an American holiday.

keyword: weekend

**DomainBuyerBroker** · 07-07-2008, 09:22 AM

I'm a big fan of snapnames but this downtime is unacceptable.

At least put up a different error page.

Sure they obviously have bigger problems but talk about bad PR!

How about getting on the forums and telling us about the problem?

**Acro** · 07-07-2008, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simon johnson

Ohhhh yeah. I forgot that the entire world shuts down for an American holiday.

At Sedo they seem to close down on every German, British and American holiday

**Onward** · 07-07-2008, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raider

Oversee has much higher priorities than to be worrying about Snapnames and your backorders, It's the 4th of July weekend!, they have a Barb-Q to attend with investors, discussing what company to take over next, How to increase prices and cut services, Power and profits are what's important, NOT the customer, so please stop your complaining.

Exactly what I was thinking

**Kjel** · 07-07-2008, 01:35 PM

Hi guys-

As you are aware the SnapNames service was unavailable between last Thursday evening U.S. Pacific time and today. Functionality has now been restored and important data, including transaction history, has been fully retained.

Note that auctions scheduled to close between July 4-7 will now close on Tuesday, July 8or later. Please monitor any auctions accordingly.

I'm sorry about this -- it took a lot of effort by a lot of people over the holiday weekend to get everything 100% restored on the site. If you have further questions please email our customer service group at support@snapnames or email me direct at kjelh@snapnames.

Best,

Kjel Holmberg
SnapNames.com

07-06-2008, 06:54 AM	#21 (permalink)
zangief Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-04-2009 01:59 AM iTrader: (19) Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 335 DNF$: 301 Location: Neverland Country:	Imo it is about the 20 cent icann fee , while it was free they were a chicken in a corn warehouse and did not care much but now is the the last time to eat the corns free before getting out of th warehouse. If you bought domains on 3th of july their graceperiod ends on 8th of july. Just a guess __________________ Mobile Directory

07-06-2008, 12:11 PM	#25 (permalink)
petrosc Name: Petros Last Online: Today 03:36 PM iTrader: (84) Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,619 DNF$: 1,978 Location: Czech Republic Country:	very unprofessional of them to close down the site with no prior warning and no explanation __________________ FREE SEO Course From The Guys Who Practically Invented SEO. Click Here Follow Me On Twitter: Click Here

07-06-2008, 12:29 PM	#26 (permalink)
ezimedia DNF Member Last Online: Yesterday 12:02 AM iTrader: (43) Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 834 DNF$: 83 Location: Australia	HI So they are down because Icann is raising domain prices by 0.20 cent ....? Tom __________________ Free Directory Submitter - More Free Seo Tools - Free Forum Poster Software Weight Lifting Books - Weight Lifting Information

07-06-2008, 01:53 PM	#29 (permalink)
Acro Bloody lovely Last Online: Today 10:13 PM iTrader: (393) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 23,756 DNF$: 3,499 Location: USA Country:	The domain I wanted was captured by Pool Go Pool! __________________ DomainGang.com - Domainers' Most Awesome News Source Acroplex - Web & Graphics Acro.net - My Blog

07-06-2008, 06:11 PM	#30 (permalink)
simon johnson Domainer Name: Simon Johnson Last Online: 10-26-2009 08:53 AM iTrader: (5) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 192 DNF$: 1,338 Location: Melbourne, Aust Country:	It appears that this is a much broader issue. All the Snapnames cached pages in Google (newsroom, press releases etc..) lead back to the main page. It appears that their entire website is down, hard! I have called their Support number and got their voicemail, so I left a message. Hopefully someone will return my call. __________________ Free Report - 7 Tips For Profitable Domaining Domaining Wiki - Daily News Looking to buy portfolios, generics and domains with traffic - PM me.

07-06-2008, 07:07 AM	#22 (permalink)
Mahouni Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 09-28-2009 05:07 PM iTrader: (6) Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 180 DNF$: 610 Location: Mest.com	Bingo zangief... This is exactly what's it's about

07-06-2008, 06:21 PM	#31 (permalink)
Acro Bloody lovely Last Online: Today 10:13 PM iTrader: (393) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 23,756 DNF$: 3,499 Location: USA Country:	No-one there to oversee? __________________ DomainGang.com - Domainers' Most Awesome News Source Acroplex - Web & Graphics Acro.net - My Blog

07-06-2008, 07:19 PM	#33 (permalink)
Raider Fiscal Conservative Name: RG Last Online: 10-31-2009 01:56 AM iTrader: (13) Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,874 DNF$: 20,092 Location: California Country:	Oversee has much higher priorities than to be worrying about Snapnames and your backorders, It's the 4th of July weekend!, they have a Barb-Q to attend with investors, discussing what company to take over next, How to increase prices and cut services, Power and profits are what's important, NOT the customer, so please stop your complaining. __________________ OBAMA'S APPROVAL RATING DROPS TO NEW LOW

07-07-2008, 03:09 AM	#34 (permalink)
touchring Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 09-04-2009 02:22 PM iTrader: (5) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 724 DNF$: 1,631 Location: singapore	How many drops are there in a day? They seem to have locked up one or two days of drop past the refund period.

07-07-2008, 09:22 AM	#37 (permalink)
DomainBuyerBroker Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Rob Sequin Last Online: 10-02-2009 07:29 AM iTrader: (8) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 549 DNF$: 1,040 Location: Cape Cod MAss Country:	I'm a big fan of snapnames but this downtime is unacceptable. At least put up a different error page. Sure they obviously have bigger problems but talk about bad PR! How about getting on the forums and telling us about the problem? __________________ Domains for sale, domain broker and selling to end users at RobSequin.com

07-07-2008, 01:35 PM	#40 (permalink)
Kjel Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-05-2009 12:42 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 83 DNF$: 280 Location: Portland, Oregon	Hi guys- As you are aware the SnapNames service was unavailable between last Thursday evening U.S. Pacific time and today. Functionality has now been restored and important data, including transaction history, has been fully retained. Note that auctions scheduled to close between July 4-7 will now close on Tuesday, July 8or later. Please monitor any auctions accordingly. I'm sorry about this -- it took a lot of effort by a lot of people over the holiday weekend to get everything 100% restored on the site. If you have further questions please email our customer service group at support@snapnames or email me direct at kjelh@snapnames. Best, Kjel Holmberg SnapNames.com __________________ www.snapnames.com

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