For Sale Substance to the Verisign conspiracy theory

I registered the domain sportsad back on 10th december 2000 with IDR. IDR was bought out by Verisign and domains transferred to them. I decided not to renew the domain.

All ok so far.

Just checked the WHOIS and its in somone elses ownership - BUT its got my nameservers and my creation date.

In other words, this domain was never dropped but changed hands at the registrar level.

Registrant:
DomainSource.com, Inc. (EWUWRVVLKD)
PO BOX 2200
Abtos, CA 95001
US

Domain Name: SPORTSAD.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Domain Admin (GPTKQPILOO) [email protected]
Domain Admin
PO Box 2200
Aptos, CA 95001
US
831-688-4488 fax: 831-688-4800

Record expires on 10-Dec-2002.
Record created on 10-Dec-2000.
Database last updated on 12-Jul-2002 13:45:36 EDT.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS.STATESSERVER.COM 64.29.16.227
NS2.STATESSERVER.COM 64.29.17.227

 

[Nic]

Originally posted by safesys
I registered the domain sportsad back on 10th december 2000 with IDR. IDR was bought out by Verisign and domains transferred to them. I decided not to renew the domain.

All ok so far.

Just checked the WHOIS and its in somone elses ownership - BUT its got my nameservers and my creation date.

In other words, this domain was never dropped but changed hands at the registrar level.

Registrant:
DomainSource.com, Inc. (EWUWRVVLKD)
PO BOX 2200
Abtos, CA 95001
US

Domain Name: SPORTSAD.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Domain Admin (GPTKQPILOO) [email protected]
Domain Admin
PO Box 2200
Aptos, CA 95001
US
831-688-4488 fax: 831-688-4800

Record expires on 10-Dec-2002.
Record created on 10-Dec-2000.
Database last updated on 12-Jul-2002 13:45:36 EDT.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS.STATESSERVER.COM 64.29.16.227
NS2.STATESSERVER.COM 64.29.17.227

Hey safe, thats how SEX.COM was stolen back in the day...
and YES the same company Networksolutions was to blame .
I guess they never learnt their lesson.
I would Sue their Asses !

 

It was a domain I let expire, so its not technically been stolen - its the fact it wasn't dropped but appears to have changed ownership by some inhouse agreement with the new registrant rather than hitting the registry deletion process.

 

[DnPowerful]

That's pretty damning..lol...

 

[Whois-Search]

I have sold domains to :

Andrew @ DomainSource.com

It's IB4S or someone off afternic isn't it ????


he also needs to change the admin contact from
me to him on : grz.org

 

[DropWizard.com]

In other words, this domain was never dropped but changed hands at the registrar level.



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goes on all the time

 

[dotsofdomains]

These stories like sys just reported really suck eggs. I am pissed at such registrar thievery.

 

interesting stuff, though I think its not uncommon, also have heard of it happening with register.com a bit.

 

[mole]

Is there any legal condition to say that the registrar of the name cannot take control of the name for non-payment of renewal?

I've seen many fine print that points out they can if they want.

 

[Nic]

I think stuff like this happens all the time (they we don't hear about)
can you say... INSIDER'S JOB.?

 

[mole]

I think registrars are interested in good names just like the rest of us domainers. What is disgusting is that ICANN doesn't have the teeth to police them. So its really a game of which man is more opportunistic.

 

[dotsofdomains]

There will be more to follow on the ICANN "insider trading scandal."