Caught a domain - WHOIS anomaly

[timter51]

Today I caught radar-shop_org_uk (through Domainmonster), however the WHOIS shows registered date as the original date of Feb 2006. Maybe I'm being thick and this happens often, but it's the first time it's happened to me and can't remember anyone else mentioning something similar happening to them. Any thoughts? Something to do with the recent drop changes?

 

[Retired_member41]

I think on certain domains nominet are giving domainers a helping hand. Probably something in their drop algorithm that leaves the reg date on when a hyphenated org.uk is caught? ;-)

 

[Skinner]

Nope, it's accredited registrar status abuse.

 

[atlas]

Nope, it's accredited registrar status abuse.

I think you are right

 

[timter51]

How did they manage that then? The domain wasn't on their tag pre drop.

 

[timter51]

I've got the original whois saved at work, but off the top of my head I think it was WISP ?

 

[Darren]

I've got the original whois saved at work, but off the top of my head I think it was WISP ?

http://who.is/domain-history/radar-shop.org.uk

Seems so.

 

[timter51]

Ah yes that's the site I used, but just realised there's a gap if it wasn't renewed on their tag in 2010. Maybe one of resident droplist compilers could check their systems?

 

[Skinner]

It was on HEART's tag, when I updated my database 6 months ago.

 

[Systreg]

As of Oct 31st 2012 the IP address associated with the domain was 46.32.227.116, that belongs to Webfusion Internet Solutions, a part of Host Europe along with Heart, 123-reg, DomainMonster etc

 

[Brassneck]

It was on HEART's tag, when I updated my database 6 months ago.

So all part of Host Europe group - http://www.heg.com/ - with new Nominet Board member Oliver Hope.

 

[Retired_member41]

Oh you clever lot.

So would they have gotten permission from the last registrant to allow them to do this?

They can't just do it can they?

 

[Rob_F]

Been happening for a week or two now - multicultural. co.uk, etc.

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[Brassneck]

Been happening for a week or two now - multicultural. co.uk, etc.

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And I had just thought that domainmonster had been catching really well! All makes sense now. Presumably anything booked on domainmonster is now being cross-referenced to what else is registered in the group and then transferred to new owners . Anybody know what time these are happening?

Stephen.

 

[Skinner]

Nominet have been aware for about 2 weeks now, but their abuse department only seems to have 1 employee who is off sick at the moment. I think clubscene was the first I saw.

Level playing field

 

[Rob_F]

And I had just thought that domainmonster had been catching really well! All makes sense now. Presumably anything booked on domainmonster is now being cross-referenced to what else is registered in the group and then transferred to new owners . Anybody know what time these are happening?

Stephen.

The first time I noticed it happen it was around 6am. Recently a few minutes after midnight.

- Rob

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[Retired_member41]

So dm is the place to book domains then.

I wonder if any valuable ones that are booked don't go to the person who booked but go elsewhere?

 

[Rob_F]

Taxplanners.co.uk was an odd one too. Renewed @dm on the day of drop, dropped and then re-registered at 123-reg shortly afterwards.

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[timter51]

Hmmmm and so it begins. This also screwed up my hosted catching, which was still chasing this after the "drop" to the detriment of other domains I had loaded.

 

[bulkcorn]

Interesting! Do the new rules mean a registrar can transfer a domain to another tag without registrant's knowledge/consent prior to deletion, so it can be renewed/caught on another tag by 'interested parties'?