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Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
 #10819  by Zhuge Liang
 Thu Aug 21, 2003 3:34 pm
<div style='font: ; text-align: left; '>How can I determine when a domain name expires? I'm interested in *ahem* hijacking a specific domain name. I know that if the owners renew in time, it will remain theirs. But on the off chance that they don't, I can take it right? If so, how would I go about doing it?

Thanks in advance,
Zhuge Liang</div>

 #10821  by Tessian
 Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:37 pm
<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>go to www.networksolutions.com and do a whois search on the domain</div>

 #10839  by SineSwiper
 Sat Aug 23, 2003 12:51 am
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>There are domain registrars specifically designed for that. Google and find one. Oh, and Network Solutions can suck deez nutz.</div>

 #10845  by Tessian
 Sat Aug 23, 2003 2:53 am
<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>at least Network Solutions doesn't steal my domain name and turn it into a porn ring ;)</div>

 #10854  by SineSwiper
 Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:19 am
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>Yeah, okay. Just take a look at ResonatorSoft.com and say that again.</div>

 #10862  by Tessian
 Sat Aug 23, 2003 12:40 pm
<div style='font: 11pt Dominion; text-align: left; '>that was my point exactly-- you didn't register that with netsol</div>
 #10878  by SineSwiper
 Sun Aug 24, 2003 12:23 pm
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>NS locked my domain from getting transferred, and they wanted me to pay an entire year, just so that I can get it unlocked and pay ANOTHER fee on the other registrar. The problem that I had after that was an old e-mail address that didn't exist, so I didn't get the renewal notice. After the domain got disconnected, I have problems trying to get the e-mail addy changed.

Really, the problem was BECAUSE of NS, since I had to wait for the domain to expire, and low and behold, somebody takes it. (Sure, nobody will get a domain when it doesn't exist, but everybody wants it when it's about to expire.) Fortunately, he was nice enough to give me the domain when I explained the situation, but I was basically registered under his registrar, which wasn't really anything at all. Indeed, when I tried to contact him about it, his site didn't exist.</div>