Re: Rules for domain name registrars

Kim,

If I were you, I'd pick up the phone and ask to speak up to CEO if I have
to.

Cheers


On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Kim Gräsman <[email protected]> wrote:

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>
> Hey all,
>
> It's been a while, good to see the list is still running.
>
> I've been unhappy with the registrar for one of my domains for a
> while, so I decided to let my domain with them expire (that was my
> only way out, as they refused transfer without my renewing for 2 more
> years at a steep price).
>
> However, now that the domain is expired they claim they have it in
> pending-delete status, but the current whois record is marked valid
> until Jan 9, 2011.
>
> I'd like to register my domain with another registrar before then, and
> I wonder if I have any claims to make... I've tried to read up on
> whois conventions, and pending-delete seems like a very temporary
> status (5-7 days), so I don't understand why they would block it for a
> year.
>
> In earlier support correspondence they mentioned a period of ~40 days
> where the domain would be in quarantine, but a whole year seems
> unrealistic.
>
> Can they do this? Who do I complain to?
>
> Thanks,
> - Kim
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