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Since: May 20, 2006
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:00 pm
Post subject: Domain name registration intercepted by cyber-squatter?
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Has anyone else experienced this? Or know about how common this is, or
what can be done about it?
Someone has maliciously stolen a domain name from me. My client and I
had taken a couple of weeks to come to a final decision on the domain
name (which is a .org) only to find out that it was suspiciously
registered by someone else just a few days ago. I know this has been
done maliciously, not just because of the coincidence of the timing,
but because this is the second time this has happened to me in the last
year!
What I presume has happened is that during one of my searches over the
last couple of weeks to check the availability of the name (by entering
it into a Lookup form), a "cyber-squatter" has intercepted and
deliberately purchased the name with a view to selling back to us
hoping that we would be desperate enough to pay big bucks for it.
Is it someone trying to make a quick profit? Or someone just
deliberately being a nuisance, like the freaks that concoct computer
viruses?
Is there anything I can do to get this domain name released back into
the market (other than spending time and money in legal battles) |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 10:54 pm
Post subject: Re: Domain name registration intercepted by cyber-squatter? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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robskoo.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com wrote:
> Has anyone else experienced this? Or know about how common this is, or
> what can be done about it?
>
> Someone has maliciously stolen a domain name from me. My client and I
> had taken a couple of weeks to come to a final decision on the domain
> name (which is a .org) only to find out that it was suspiciously
> registered by someone else just a few days ago. I know this has been
> done maliciously, not just because of the coincidence of the timing,
> but because this is the second time this has happened to me in the
> last year!
>
> What I presume has happened is that during one of my searches over the
> last couple of weeks to check the availability of the name (by
> entering it into a Lookup form), a "cyber-squatter" has intercepted
> and deliberately purchased the name with a view to selling back to us
> hoping that we would be desperate enough to pay big bucks for it.
>
> Is it someone trying to make a quick profit? Or someone just
> deliberately being a nuisance, like the freaks that concoct computer
> viruses?
>
> Is there anything I can do to get this domain name released back into
> the market (other than spending time and money in legal battles)
Always register a domain when you see it is ava... There are a few places
that will register domaisn that people have looked up.
Wait a week and see fi the domain has been dropped again... |
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Since: May 03, 2005
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 3:27 am
Post subject: Re: Domain name registration intercepted by cyber-squatter? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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robskoo RemoveThis @hotmail.com <robskoo RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message:
1148176806.915742.75400 RemoveThis @j55g2000cwa.googlegroups.com,
> Has anyone else experienced this? Or know about how common this is, or
> what can be done about it?
>
> Someone has maliciously stolen a domain name from me. My client and I
> had taken a couple of weeks to come to a final decision on the domain
> name (which is a .org) only to find out that it was suspiciously
> registered by someone else just a few days ago. I know this has been
> done maliciously, not just because of the coincidence of the timing,
> but because this is the second time this has happened to me in the
> last year!
>
> What I presume has happened is that during one of my searches over the
> last couple of weeks to check the availability of the name (by
> entering it into a Lookup form), a "cyber-squatter" has intercepted
> and deliberately purchased the name with a view to selling back to us
> hoping that we would be desperate enough to pay big bucks for it.
>
> Is it someone trying to make a quick profit? Or someone just
> deliberately being a nuisance, like the freaks that concoct computer
> viruses?
>
> Is there anything I can do to get this domain name released back into
> the market (other than spending time and money in legal battles)
Nope, because you don't have any legitimate claim on it.
These things aren't done maliciously. They are done to make a profit.
In business if you tip your hand, someone else will come along and use
that information. Don't take it personally.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:08 pm
Post subject: Re: Domain name registration intercepted by cyber-squatter? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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yes, this is what I reckon is happening. I guess, as in any industry,
there are the shonky operators and the reputable ones. It was my fault
for choosing to enter the domain lookup into one of the shonky
websites. I guess I could locate the ones I used by checking my browser
History, but then how would I know which was the one who passed on the
information?
Next time I investigate a .com or .org domain I guess I'll make sure I
use one and only one lookup form. Something like internic probably. But
then couldn't it be some clever hackers who have infiltrated the domain
lookup service externally and not the lookup service itself? >> Stay informed about: Domain name registration intercepted by cyber-squatter? |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:14 pm
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are there ways of "booking" a domain for a week or so before committing
any money to it?
I will wait a while... but I see that the .com domain I tried
registering over a year ago has been re-registered for another year. By
someone who is clearly not using it with any semantic relevance to the
name itself. I figure these people have one account where they can
register hundreds of domains for next to nothing? Doesn't it cost
something to register for a year though? >> Stay informed about: Domain name registration intercepted by cyber-squatter? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:20 pm
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point taken. "malicious" might be a little melodramatic.
all I want to know though is how to prevent this from happening in
future; is there a place you can look up a potential (.com/.org, etc.)
domain name's availability with complete confidence that your lookup
won't be detected by anyone else.
if anyone can tell me more I'd be most appreciative, and I think it
would be information that people at large would greatly benefit from
knowing. >> Stay informed about: Domain name registration intercepted by cyber-squatter? |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:21 pm
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:27 pm
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:28 pm
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:31 pm
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 10:00 pm
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