September .uk drop discussion

[webber]

pcc.uk just got renewed and that was Domain Monster, not Fasthosts. Has the same "Nominet was able to match the registrant's name and address against a 3rd party data source on 11-Sep-2020" date of today (rather than normal renewals that don't check against this). Perhaps the whole system is broken, but we already knew that.

Last minute renewals are not something new. Please stop jumping to conclusion on every domain that gets renewed.
Whenever a domain changes registrant or the registrant details are updated that message will have today's date. Here is an example I just did to prove this:
https://www.nominet.uk/whois/?query=felix.uk

 

[DomainAngel]

I admitted to following a process authorised by the registrar and holding onto domains awaiting nominet review. They are emailed by a few people earlier today and awaiting an outcome. I live a very ordinary no frills family life, at almost 50 I’m not about to change now and start stealing.

Yes I like to challenge things I think are wrong and will put my head above the parapet to do so, but very much doubt it will be classed as steaming and will take issue with those who have posted it.

 

[DJ]

Its clear people transferring names that aren't there's and changing the registrant details are in the wrong, so its not like anyones throwing stones


Ant is @DomainAngel if other posts on this forum are accurate, I'd check your names

I am fully aware who he is and I've no need to check my names.

I am not saying I agree with what he has done, but I imagine he, like many, is viewing this like any other loophole which there seems to be a lot of lately and tested it to see if it worked (that reminds me check out my auction loophole.uk, could be put to use by a number of you). The only thing I will say is at least he was honest enough to say he has done it, we were all asking if it was true and if it worked and I bet he isn't the only one reading this thread that has taken a chance and registered a name. Maybe it was a mistake to have registered lll's and he should have tried it out on less desirable names to test it.

 

[LCHappy]

We've all renewed domains on the day of the drop, some 10+ hours into the day of the drop. That is our right whilst the domain is still registered to us and it has not dropped. It is nobody else's right to decid whether or not I'm going to drop that name and take those extra hours away from us.

 

[Murray]

I am not saying I agree with what he has done.

When does someone's right to renew their domain end? apparently DomainAngel can decide for you and cut it short to what they see fit

Would you condone them transferring your names hosted with them to themselves?

It's theft

 

[ian]

Last minute renewals are not something new. Please stop jumping to conclusion on every domain that gets renewed.
Whenever a domain changes registrant or the registrant details are updated that message will have today's date. Here is an example I just did to prove this:
https://www.nominet.uk/whois/?query=felix.uk

Renewals in their simplest form just update the date and don't require a 3rd party confirmation of registrant details though. In your example, the domain was freshly caught and therefore required that check. Might be nothing, in fact, I'm illustrating a point that it isn't just Fasthosts that might, or might not be doing similar.

 

[DomainAngel]

All about intent. And it was not my intent to steal anything and have not done so. Funny how I announce something prove it and catalogue and be transparent about everything but I’m the bad guy.

the party attending domainers must be having a right old laugh.

 

[Aaron Clifford]

I'm not critiquing anyones methods, its cowboy season more so than ever with Nominet seemingly caring less and less, Nominet will take the names back at some point (or not) and it will be all swept under the rug, I cant be arsed to make a fasthost account this evening so good luck to all that do.

 

[LCHappy]

All about intent. And it was not my intent to steal anything and have not done so. Funny how I announce something prove it and catalogue and be transparent about everything but I’m the bad guy.

the party attending domainers must be having a right old laugh.

I'd just leave it as it is if I were you. I really wouldn't be saying anymore on here. Call Nominet and explain what you have done and why you did it.

 

[molar]

I'm not a domainer, but thought I'd look at a few domains after realising there's tons dropping at the moment. Then I saw something weird happen with a last minute renewal so thought I'd log on here to ask you how common it is to see domains getting renewed several hours into their drop day. Turns out it's all explained here!

 

[dee]

I'm not a domainer, but thought I'd look at a few domains after realising there's tons dropping at the moment. Then I saw something weird happen with a last minute renewal so thought I'd log on here to ask you how common it is to see domains getting renewed several hours into their drop day. Turns out it's all explained here!

you should hang around..... shit like this is happening all the time Bring popcorn

 

[dee]

Man... Neeearly did it. Cant though. Seems too easy and fundamentally wrong as far as I can see. There's a difference between having a technical advantage through hard work and just plain nicking stuff. Just saw another one i was after "renewed" on fasthost.

Can I just say aswell @DomainAngel was the one who outed this was he not ? Don't shoot the messanger. Seems he's been pretty open about it all.

 

[Murray]

Can I just say aswell @DomainAngel was the one who outed this was he not ? Don't shoot the messanger. Seems he's been pretty open about it all.

Stealing is stealing

 

[dee]

Stealing is stealing

Totally. He hasnt though has he ? Unless i missed something. i'll re read

 

[ian]

Putting aside the fact we all have a greater understanding of how domains work, it seems to me on the face of it that the registrar have sold (in the broader sense) domains to him that they should, or shouldn't have; rather than taking. I recall registrars being granted ownership control over domains in the expiry period that led to many complaints that registrars wouldn't let domains drop; I'm not sure if that applies here though. I think we need to let Nominet make that determination on Monday; expect to see domains in suspension, or not, based on that.

 

[webber]

Stealing is stealing

Technically you don't own a domain name, so can one steal them?

 

[DJ]

pussy.uk renewed

 

[domainseller200]

The term sour grapes has never ever been as apt as now

 

[DJ]

I am happy to say the one domain I was after was caught by UKBackorder, thanks Rob .

To be honest I didn't realise they dropped so early - you catches can't be getting much sleep.

Good luck to everyone and hopefully the fasthosts debacle sorts itself out.

 

[super-whois]

Can someone remind me what happened when similar behaviour happened 2013?

https://www.acorndomains.co.uk/threads/chris-holland.115244/