Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 10:52:09 +0100 From: Enriko Groen <enriko.groen@netivity.nl> To: 'Leif Neland' <leifn@neland.dk>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: RE: What if registrar folds? Message-ID: <510EAC2065C0D311929200A02472526237A6B9@NETIVITY-FS>
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> If I've registrered a .com-domain at a registrar, but my own > nameservers > hold the domain, what happens if the registrar goes bankrupt? > > The domain is still registrered in my name, and the GTLD-servers will > continue to point to my nameservers unless somebody actively > removes it, i > guess. > > It might be an inconvenience if I need to change > whois-information, but > nobody can "steal" my domain, right? I'm not sure about the legal state of a domain when the registrar goes bankrupt. I think that you as the owner will get a chance to re-register/renew the domain before it is "free". After the final bankrupt it will probably become a free domain. > As somebody else mentioned, I'm pretty sure some other > registrar will buy > the portfolio of customers quickly. > > So is there _really_ a reason to stick with overpriced NSI/Verisign? IMHO yes... the Mail form and webinterface they use is quite nice. I don't know about other registrars, but the ones I've seen until now all need human interaction. Although I have good experience with dotearth.com and heard good stuff about gandi.net and joker.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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