Can anyone tell me what "special status" is?

[mdb]

Hi Folks,

There's a domain I'm interested in that expired nearly 2 years ago but it hasn't dropped. I contacted Nominet and they said it's in "special status", with no further explanation. I emailed them back to ask what that means and I've basically been told, "we can't tell you".

Anyone shed any light on it?

Thanks

 

[DaveP]

Top secret information I'm afraid. Only those who are part of the executive Nominet club know about it.

 

[Murray]

I inquired about a domain like this once

I was told it was a special circumstance, they couldn't give me details but the domain would not be dropped for the foreseeable future

It dropped about 2 hours after my call lol was caught by a well known catcher

Can't always trust what nominet say

 

[DaveP]

You two love spoiling the fun don't you..

 

[DaveP]

Explain...

(from LG G3)

See my first post in this thread.

 

[mdb]

I inquired about a domain like this once

I was told it was a special circumstance, they couldn't give me details but the domain would not be dropped for the foreseeable future

It dropped about 2 hours after my call lol was caught by a well known catcher

Can't always trust what nominet say

Funny, I was told to keep an eye on the whois lol. Wonder if it's a "special message" ;-)

 

[mdb]

Just terminology for a domain name that has been flagged as "do not cancel".

What kind of reason would there be for a domain not to drop after 14 months (it's not 2 years - that's when it was last updated)?

If it's a DRS it's the longest dispute I've heard about.

Cheers

 

[DaveP]

I'm sure I saw one the other day that has been suspended since 2009. I can't off the top of my head think what it is though, will check later.

 

[jasman]

Weren't there some domains that were registered prior to Nominet being established, that were owned by people who did not consent to Nominet taking over them? I seem to remember visiting a website years ago in which I think someone was slagging off Nominet because he had registered domains for free for ever prior to Nominet and was opposed to Nominet 'stealing' them off him and forcing him to pay renewal fees. I wonder if Nominet have taken over all .co.uk domains now or whether any such pre-Nom domains might still exist and be some of the special cases.

 

[Skinner]

birdcagelive.co.uk I've mentioned it a few times, there is one older than that, 2006, but its a nice name and I'm selfish

I'm sure I saw one the other day that has been suspended since 2009. I can't off the top of my head think what it is though, will check later.

 

[stellar73]

I was once interested in removalsdirect.co.uk which has been showing as "renewal required" since 2012. Checked again and it's still the same...Nominet were vague and noncommittal at the time about the reason though subsequently discovered it's owned by a member on here and there have been other threads about his names not dropping going back several years. Am assuming it must be a legal issue.

 

[stellar73]

The reason for the instance you have exampled is possibly because the company listed as the registrar in the WHOIS is no longer a Nominet registrar.

Thanks Invincible, very odd situation.....wonder how long their domains will be in limbo for, seems like Nominet could have resolved the issue by now

 

[anthony]

leaseholder.co.uk
procured.co.uk
cricketers.co.uk
retouching.co.uk
stocking.co.uk
foreman.co.uk
passed.co.uk
interdental.co.uk
overflow.co.uk
validated.co.uk

Nice 'special status' treatment for this single registrant, so not a domain dispute!

Like DaveP says, a club member.

 

[spiderspider]

The reason for the instance you have exampled is possibly because the company listed as the registrar in the WHOIS is no longer a Nominet registrar. See the list.

If I've understood you right, then I can:

Become a registrar, register a load of domains, no longer be a registrar, have my domains sat doing nothing and earn of sedo clicks of something?

What if 123 or one of the other top 10 decide to no longer be a registrar? what would happen to all those .co.uk's?

That don't sound right to me.

 

[Retired_Member38]

leaseholder.co.uk
procured.co.uk
cricketers.co.uk
retouching.co.uk
stocking.co.uk
foreman.co.uk
passed.co.uk
interdental.co.uk
overflow.co.uk
validated.co.uk

Nice 'special status' treatment for this single registrant, so not a domain dispute!

Like DaveP says, a club member.

They don't exactly strike me as domains worth any hassle or legal bills over.

 

[Retired_Member38]

Trading as:
This Domain is FOR SALE and guarantees you the exact version in the new .UK domain.


:lol:

 

[spiderspider]

The domain names "belong" to the IND registrant in the cases exampled. The registrar was a incorporated LTD entity that no longer exists, hence there is currently no active registrar to allow the registrant to renew their domain names. Let's put aside the fact that at some point the registrant and the registrar linked back to the same person. For whatever reason the registrar that managed the domain names no longer exists and at the moment the registrant and Nominet haven't worked out a way forward hence Nominet have flagged the domain names as "do not cancel".


(from iPhone)

Thanks for that, understand now

 

[mdb]

Thanks for that, understand now

x2, thanks invincible

 

[stellar73]

The domain names "belong" to the IND registrant in the cases exampled. The registrar was a incorporated LTD entity that no longer exists, hence there is currently no active registrar to allow the registrant to renew their domain names. Let's put aside the fact that at some point the registrant and the registrar linked back to the same person. For whatever reason the registrar that managed the domain names no longer exists and at the moment the registrant and Nominet haven't worked out a way forward hence Nominet have flagged the domain names as "do not cancel".

Nominet are a bad joke really.

All they need to to is email the "registrant" (who obviously in this case happens to be the same as the former registrar which is irrelevant) and give them a specified time period to transfer their domains to a new registrar. Surely not rocket science!

 

[monaghan]

The domain names "belong" to the IND registrant in the cases exampled. The registrar was a incorporated LTD entity that no longer exists, hence there is currently no active registrar to allow the registrant to renew their domain names. Let's put aside the fact that at some point the registrant and the registrar linked back to the same person. For whatever reason the registrar that managed the domain names no longer exists and at the moment the registrant and Nominet haven't worked out a way forward hence Nominet have flagged the domain names as "do not cancel".


(from iPhone)

Surely if the registrar is no longer operational, transfer the domains to the NOMINET tag and issue renewal notice at standard rates, registrant can then either choose to move them to new tag, renew at full rate or let drop. What is different to any other situation?