.asia Domain Auctions ???

[killerdomain]

Hi,

I applied for a .asia domain name through GoDaddy a few weeks ago. I rang the order through and they said that I would find out on the 20th March if I was successful in gaining the name (if noone else applied for the name) or it would go to auction (if one or more other people applied for the name). They said that the auctions would start on the 20th also.

I have not heard anything from GoDaddy, Pool or the .asia Registry. Can anyone update me on whats going on with the .asia domain applications? I am reading on Pool and other places that the auctions are up and running... yet I have not been invited to the one for the name I applied for... The status in my GoDaddy account is still 'Pending Application.

Thanks in advance.

Oh, I contacted GD and no reply as yet...

[robmac]

There has been a screw up at dotasia ( not the first time ). I was told the same thing. eurodns and godaddy has not recieved any passwords. looks like another day or two i shoud think and that a guess! I did get an email from eurodns on the 18th saying that the email confirmation shoud be a day or two............................................... .

[killerdomain]

Thanks for that. I found a link that shows if your requested domain name has been applied for by more than one person. Mine has :(

If interested, the link is:
http://www.dotasia.org/info/DotAsia-...2008-03-13.txt

[robmac]

Hi, yes - theres another link for single / one owner on that site as well.

Also someone posted this little .asia checker a couple of days ago. http://www.rar.info/cgi-bin/asia-online.pl

at least your in an auction now - tons of so called sunrise con, and pioneer group double con, .asia names went to dotasia and his mates

[Eraser]

Nice link robmac, thanks

[adomaindeal]

Hello guys i bought some name from domainmonster.com and seeing this notice on top of my name list.

You have 9 .asia Landrush Applications pending Allocation. These will be allocated from 18th March onwards.
You have 9 .asia Landrush Applications pending Auction. You will be emailed from 24th March onwards.

and some name i got as i was one applicant and they showing notice like this
You were the only Landrush Applicant. This domain will be allocated from 18th March onwards.

i don't got any answer from godaddy and moniker which i used to register many names.

any updated let us inform guys.

[wanted]

Had 2 names allocated today

[robmac]

I got 1 allocated and am still waiting and waiting and waiting for some passwords for the dotaisa auction for mutiples

Landrush auctions are expected to start early to mid April. Auctions will be scheduled to minimize
the number of simultaneous auctions that any one participant may have to monitor. However, due
to the strong interest from domain applicants a large volume of domain names are entering auction.
Therefore we cannot guarantee that your domain auctions will not be simultaneously held. We
thank you for your understanding.
As with Sunrise Auctions, auction start dates will be on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or
Thursday. We will try to accommodate and adjust for major holidays, however, the closing date for
any particular auction cannot be predicted because of the auto-extension mechanism for the
auctions. You can expect auction starts to be scheduled through June. All auctions will be
scheduled to complete in seven (7) days unless a change in leader occurs in the last 24 hours of
the auction in which case the auction is extended to close 24 hours after the change in leader
occurred.
Auction Notices:
Pool.com will send the first auction notification email message to the auction participant with a
copy to your registrar 10 days prior to an auction starting. The auction notification email message
will contain the domain auction details, an account activation link, and login credentials. Once the
auction participant has activated their account they will have access to the “Auction Tutorial”
available on the auction interface. Note: Auction messages will be sent from
noreply@dotasia.pool.com (you may wish to white list this address to ensure that you receive
these emails).
Registrars will see Landrush domain auctions appearing in their “Auction Info” section on the
registrar portal as they are scheduled.