Reporter.com 2001 Year-- Old Whois

[tga]

Domain Name: REPORTER.COM
Registrar: DOTSTER, INC.
Whois Server: whois.dotster.com
Referral URL: http://www.dotster.com/help/whois
Name Server: DNS.COMMUNITY.NET
Name Server: NS.NANDO.NET
Updated Date: 05-nov-2001


>>> Last update of whois database: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 05:20:01 EST <<<

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Registrant:
Digital America, Inc.
333 Sunset Ave., Ste. 150
Suisun, CA 94585
United States

Registrar: Dotster (http://www.dotster.com)
Domain Name: REPORTER.COM
Created on: 15-NOV-94
Expires on: 14-NOV-03
Last Updated on: 05-MAR-01

Administrative Contact:
Talley, David [email protected]
Digital America, Inc.
333 Sunset Ave., Ste. 150
Suisun, CA 94585
United States
707-436-7000
707-436-7009

Technical Contact:
Talley, David [email protected]
Digital Property Development
3157 Cherry Valley Circle
Fairfield, CA 94533
United States
707-429-9693
707-436-7009


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NS.NANDO.NET

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[fizz]

There's something strange with that whois as it was a NetSol name drop and not a Dotster drop, wasn't it? Where's this whois from, tga?

It's also a good example of the need to ensure your contact e-mail is valid, as the domain name dameria.net doesn't exist.

 

[tga]

Originally posted by fizz
There's something strange with that whois as it was a NetSol name drop and not a Dotster drop, wasn't it? Where's this whois from, tga?

It's also a good example of the need to ensure your contact e-mail is valid, as the domain name dameria.net doesn't exist.

From my whois archive.


Registrar: Dotster (http://www.dotster.com)
Domain Name: REPORTER.COM
Created on: 15-NOV-94
Expires on: 14-NOV-03 interesting?

 

[dkny]

i think there is a new policy from ICANN that you can denew your domain name.

 

[Zoobar]

That doesn't look good.

 

[fizz]

Originally posted by tga
From my whois archive

Wow, you're very organized having an archive of good domain names. I'm off to check all of my Dotster expiration dates.

 

[DomainSage]

What is the site to the archive whois?

 

[tga]

Originally posted by DomainSage
What is the site to the archive whois?

my computer d:\whois1999-2002

 

[Sportacle]

In early 2000 I registered kids.com, welcome.com, edot.com, pod.com in a drop. The domains were then registered the very next day by another person at a different registrar (how the heck I don't know!). Obviously not a similar situation to the archived reporter.com whois here. HOWEVER, CNET was the prior registrant of kids.com and welcome.com. Within days of this news release (see below) the domains kids.com and welcome.com were returned to CNET citing that the domains dropped accidentally due to administration errors. Netsol was the old registrar, NameIT.net the new one.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33753-2,00.html

Not that this is likley to happen in George K's <reporter.com> case, but, from first hand experience, a domain that drops from Netsol can be taken back very easily and quickly and returned to the prior registrant. I received a nice letter from Bulk Register and the legal counsel at Netsol explaining their right to do so under the registrant agreement.

As long as the previous registrant is able to show that the domain was paid-up and that a technical error caused the domain to be released then the previous registrar can request for the new registrar to return it. In some cases I have seen this done, while in others the new registrar refuses:

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,32974,00.html

 

[stuff]

someone registered today dameria.net !

Not me!

 

[Donna Mahony]

Originally posted by stuff
someone registered today dameria.net !

Not me!

ME! Curious to see what stas and mail might show.

 

[boychik]

Originally posted by stuff
someone registered today dameria.net !

Not me!

Reminds me of the post by GeorgeK on how to
steal domain names.

Just grab an expired contact email address of a
premium domain (n*ger.com, for ex.) and the rest
is a cakewalk.



boychik
www.dropservice.com

 

[Donna Mahony]

Not my intention boychik as I saw what happened to a past Afternic memeber in the press when he did that!

 

[boychik]

Originally posted by winfreecash
Not my intention boychik as I saw what happened to a past Afternic memeber in the press when he did that!

Sorry winfree, I did not mean to discredit anyone.

I am speaking in general terms.

I think when we saw that first post of the name being available, we all ran to see if it was taken.

I have since edited my first posting.

boychik


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www.dropservice.com

 

[NameBox]

Originally posted by tga


Registrar: Dotster (http://www.dotster.com)
Domain Name: REPORTER.COM
Created on: 15-NOV-94
Expires on: 14-NOV-03
Last Updated on: 05-MAR-01

Has anyone verified the legitimacy of this whois information? If it is legitimate, that I would think that anyone who picks up one these names on a drop would be in for a very rude awakening.

Two issues:

1. How many people are using improper reporting of what they claim to be "false" whois records to precipitate a drop. I assume that different registrars would have different policies in this regard. In any case, I assume that these cases have arisen.

2. I've noticed instances where the registrar's whois data internally differs with the "real" live whois data. In other words, a registrar may communicate that a domain will expire on one date, while the whois information indicates a date in the well into the future. There has been a problem with some registrars in improperly extended a domain's expiry date upon a transfer. Only giving (internally) one year added to the transfer date, instead of one year to the whois expiry date (which of course may be 9 years + into the future).

Either way, problems may ensue for any unsuspecting domain holders who purchase a name upon a drop, or more alarmingly precipitate a drop via the whois snitching method.

Best be careful out there!

 

[NameBox]

Well,

I guess there is a tool now for researching historical WHOIS records. In cases of improper drops, I assume that the claimant (old owner) could now easily evidence the "real" expiry date.

Bad news for some maybe?

Read on domaineers!

http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb021202-1.htm