Mishaps, Mistakes, and Scumbags...

**Caradoc** · 13th March 07, 11:41 AM

I've lost my domain. Through a series of individually innocuous issues, my registrar failed to autorenew caradoc.org, didn't notify me, and now the domain is owned by some domain squatter in Salt Lake City.

If anyone's been referencing any of my pages at caradoc.org, they've been moved to iaincaradoc.org.

Example:

http://www.iaincaradoc.org/~iain/QandDGK.html

Even if I were able to negotiate a buyback, under ICANN's regulations I wouldn't actually retrieve it for sixty days, so I've just moved everything.

**auld argonian** · 13th March 07, 11:50 AM

So...does that mean that you're the master of your own domain?

Best

AA

**Caradoc** · 13th March 07, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

So...does that mean that you're the master of your own domain?

Several, actually.

**ccga3359** · 13th March 07, 12:58 PM

Tough break Caradoc. So this squater is just sitting onit so you'd ave to buy it back?

**Caradoc** · 13th March 07, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Tough break Caradoc. So this squater is just sitting onit so you'd ave to buy it back?

Unknown. I've tried contacting them, no answer. Currently the domain is being hosted by GoDaddy - the registrar who failed the autorenew in the first place.

I'm a bit peeved, but I'll be darned if I'll give the squatter the satisfaction of making money on the mess.

**Kilted KT** · 13th March 07, 01:04 PM

I'm sure you can contact godaddy and get your domain back. How long has it been since the autorenew failed?

**TimC** · 13th March 07, 01:21 PM

Autorenew failed - don't you love how these thing that are to make life easier tend to do just the opposite when they do work as thought? Tuff break mate.

-Tim

**Caradoc** · 13th March 07, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

I'm sure you can contact godaddy and get your domain back. How long has it been since the autorenew failed?

GoDaddy's official response was, "Talk to the person who bought it and see if they're willing to negotiate."

It expired in January. That's my fault for not keeping up with things...

**elitekiltedcommando** · 13th March 07, 06:41 PM

Sorry to hear it, Caradoc... That's an excellent example of a proverbial kick in the groin right there...

**RK-REX** · 14th March 07, 05:48 AM

The same thing happened with my rugby clubs site. So we reregistered under .org rather than .com and eventually whoever bought it in hopes of gaining some cash from us let it go when we gave up on it. Slimballs.