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September .uk drop discussion

Discussion in 'Drop catching Domain Names' started by Murray, Sep 3, 2020.

  1. super-whois

    super-whois Active Member

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    Looks like charlie.uk is still registered to Susannah Clark. The fact that it has moved back to Fasthosts suggests that something wasn't legitimate. As a result of this, I have decided to change my original vote in the NED election, it is not cast yet, so there is still time for setting things straight, but as things stand my first preference is no longer for Susannah.
     
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  2. Domain Forum

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  3. dropped.uk

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    Correct. I was highlighting all the domains had reverted tags, no mention of registrants. Any with modified nameservers are still in place too.
     
  4. armistice

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    If there was nothing to see here, why would they change the TAG back to LIVEDOMAINS?
     
  5. splashweb

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    pcc.uk, which looks like a candidate, is still on MONSTER.
     
  6. Murray

    Murray Well-Known Member

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    This is good news that wheels seem to be in motion at least

    Maybe further steps are ongoing such as reverting registrant

    Some domains moved to the tag have had their renewals reverted but not all
     
  7. DJ

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    Yes it hasn't completely cleared it up but all of the others I have checked have been unrenewed - this one hasn't ?YET?
     
  8. dropped.uk

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    pcc.uk was always on MONSTER - but another registrar with a renewal loophole.

    EDIT: It wasn't. It was transferred from LIVEDOMAINS to MONSTER on 2020-09-11 between 22:00 and 22:30.
     
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  9. webber

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    Agree. They have full access to the database and logs, full history of the changes, full control. Asking members to do their job si pathetic
     
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  10. Murray

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  11. LCHappy United Kingdom

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    Excellent news
     
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  12. DomainMagic

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    We only have until 1pm tomorrow before the voting closes. I have also contacted the voting support email address to ask to have my vote reset but am unsure if it will be done in time now.
     
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  13. Ben Thomas

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    According to @gregfindley post, Nominet said: "As we understand it, an error in Fasthosts’ automated systems led to a small number of domains at the very end of the expiry period being renewed without the registrant's consent"

    But according to The Register's article, Fasthosts have claimed "human error"

    So which is it?

    If I make a mistake I may make it once, or twice. Not 38(?) times ...
     
  14. Gill United Kingdom

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    You meet a special type of person in this game so it's not surprising that "Being nice" fell at the first hurdle.

    What do you ladies think would be a fitting punishment for @Siusaidh? Flogging, excommunication, imprisonment, hounded to self harm?

    I hate cowards that hunt in packs.
     
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  15. Ben Thomas

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    Ooh, how cryptic.
     
  16. dropped.uk

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    Monitoring this, but mix.uk is on the move...

    LIVEDOMAINS > YAYYAY > NAMECHEAP-INC

    mix_on_the_move.png
     
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  17. bensd United Kingdom

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    I purchased the .co.uk and .uk pair from the seller today after a few weeks of negotiations.

    I completed the nominet transfer (and received their confirmation email) but when I tried to add the domains to my chosen registrar (Yay), I noticed that the transfer said pending registry approval and checking the Whois it now says NameCheap.

    I will be calling Nominet in the morning to find out what happened.

     
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  18. Murray

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    Who is the victim: the people that had their domains hijacked or the people scorned for doing it?

    I would like to think if the registrars involved were fully transparent and said they were naive to have participated people would have said fair enough and left it there (in regards to personal criticism)

    It's the misleading info posted and the "I have done nothing wrong" attitudes that invite further scrutiny and criticism

    Of course in Sussanahs particular case running for a position at Nominet puts you in more of a spotlight
     
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  19. Ben Thomas

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    Yes, but people were actively participating in a thread discussing the "loophole". The very same people who then decided to steal domain names. It's inexcusable to be fair. But Fasthosts should be held accountable. If it was indeed human error, then the apprentice needs to be sacked.
     
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  20. bensd United Kingdom

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    @dropped.uk I received an email from nominet at 21:06 yesterday confirming they had completed the transfer. Does your system show a time when the TAG was changed to Namecheap?

     
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  21. Gill United Kingdom

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    Don't be so melodramatic, the people you're talking about cared so much they

    a) Didn't take up rights during the RoR
    b) Chose not to renew the domains that someone had registered for free on their behalf

    You're just a bunch of busy bodies sticking your noses into something that's none of your business. Worse still you found yourselves a useful punch bag and like the cowards you are, you're not just content to stick the knife in, you're twisting it as well.
     
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