GoDaddy Dropped My Newly Aquired .info - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**jsu1995** · 09-30-2008, 04:38 PM

I bought a few .info names this past Sunday and everything seemed fine until I got an e-mail from GoDaddy today about an error that occured in the .info registry this weekend.

Here is what the e-mail said:

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Dear Registrant:

Following this weekend's maintenance at the .INFO registry, an error in new code introduced to the registry afflicted a limited impact on the registry related to names in the Redemption Grace Period. The .INFO registry is functional however, and you are able to register new names normally.

A number of .INFO domains were released incorrectly. Our records indicate that you have registered one or more of these names.

If you have any questions or concerns please email or call support.

I talked to a guy at GoDaddy about it and he said that the domain I got was shown as being available when, in reality, it was already owned by someone else.

I was going to just blow it off, but then I noticed that the Whois for this particular site has it listed as being created today.

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Created On:30-Sep-2008 05:17:44 UTC
Expiration Date:30-Sep-2009 05:17:44 UTC

I admit I am relatively new to this domaining business, but I'm curious as to why it says the domain was created today. I'm guessing there's a legitimate reason for this and I'm hoping you more experienced people can point this out for me.

Thanks in advance for any input.

**domaingenius** · 09-30-2008, 04:53 PM

Seems like GD released them and someone regged them today. Maybe they were free for day or so ?.
I would be mad as hell if they did that to me and I would ask them how they are going
to deal with it. As important, were they regged at GoDaddy by this new registrant ??

DG

**SeatBeltPads.com** · 09-30-2008, 04:55 PM

exact situation with me, except the domain that was cancelled out of my list was registered by me 3 months prior and could not be refund/cancel requested. I contacted Godaddy and they were unsure as to how it happened - I called the person who had just aquired it as I recieved a cancellation email 1st then check and noticed it had just been regged again within seconds of that email - he did the right thing and pushed it into my godaddy account even though it had originally been regged at my wildwistdomains registrar - I dont know if he had any part in the domains cancellation - I changed all passwords again regardless - but even if he got into my account to initiate the cancellation...there were some better domains so I dont see the reasoning for that...

Hope these are both isolated incidents

**Acro** · 09-30-2008, 04:56 PM

Whoops! Sorry we dropped sex.info for ya

have a free coupon code and a signed poster of Danica Patrick.

**jsu1995** · 09-30-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by domaingenius

Seems like GD released them and someone regged them today. Maybe they were free for day or so ?.
I would be mad as hell if they did that to me and I would ask them how they are going to deal with it.

Yeah, I'm kind of pissed, especially since it seemed to be one of the better ones I picked out. However, if it is a legitimate glitch and it truely wasn't available, then I guess I'll have to be fine with the loss.

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Originally Posted by domaingenius

As important, were they regged at GoDaddy by this new registrant ??

DG

No. Here's the rest of the registrant info from the Whois:

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Created On: 30-Sep-2008 05:17:44 UTC
Expiration Date: 30-Sep-2009 05:17:44 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar: Afilias Limited (R474-LRMS)
Status:INACTIVE
Status: TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID: FR-11caedfc1f31
Registrant Name: Afilias Limited -- temporary holding
Registrant Organization:Afilias Ltd.
Registrant Street1: 3013 Lake Drive
Registrant Street2: Office 107
Registrant Street3: CityWest
Registrant City: Dublin
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code: 24
Registrant Country: IE
Registrant Phone: +1.4166463306
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX: +1.2157065701
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email: support@afilias.info

**Acro** · 09-30-2008, 05:07 PM

That's the .info Registry's info (Afilias). Looks like a glitch to me.

**stewie** · 09-30-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Acro

Whoops! Sorry we dropped sex.info for ya

have a free coupon code and a signed poster of Danica Patrick.

LOL

you think you'd get a signed poster of Danica Patrick for a .info

**jsu1995** · 09-30-2008, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acro

That's the .info Registry's info (Afilias). Looks like a glitch to me.

Well, that makes me feel a little better.

. . . not that I really could've done anything about in anyway. I was just more or less curious about the whole situation.

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

**Acro** · 09-30-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stewie

LOL

you think you'd get a signed poster of Danica Patrick for a .info

Or Dale Jr.

**stock_post** · 09-30-2008, 06:10 PM

Bush is available in a few days.
-- I need my 401K money back. (He may just sign a poster saying 401K)

**dvdrip** · 10-01-2008, 11:18 PM

There is something very wrong at afilias... I am trying to figure it out.
I am seeing domains dropping caught and then they turn up at afilias.

**Dave Zan** · 10-03-2008, 01:20 AM

http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/01...ains-from-rgp/

**radioz** · 10-07-2008, 03:19 AM

GoDaddy 'sold' me 'Spectrum.com' a week back. It was listed as 'available' and I figured that there was always the micro-mini-tiny-very, very small-infinitesimal chance of an odd registry drop. Of course, the money was refunded in the end.

**tldrental** · 10-15-2008, 01:29 AM

This has happened multiple times for me on several occasions with Godaddy and DomainsPricedRight (Godaddy).

It can be pretty frustrating, especially when you have already started developing and spending money around that name.

**jsu1995** · 10-15-2008, 09:42 AM

Well, I guess it's good to know that I'm not the only one it has happened to... but bad that it happens at all.