EX_S - 12:27 am on Aug 23, 2001 (gmt 0)

There is a domain name I wish to buy (my real name .com) which is currently owned by Namezero and expires in April next year. This domain name is of little value to anyone who doesn't have the same name as me, and my name isn't a really common one anyway. Obviously, they ripped off my namesake some time ago, and they now own the domain name.

While they are open to offers to "purchase" the domain name, they remain the Admin Contact, which is obviously not a satisfactory solution.

What's the best way to get the domain name off them? Wait for it to expire? Submit an offer "subject to transfer of ownership"?

I'm about to fire off an email from an anonymous Hotmail account asking whether they'd transfer the ownership of a valueless "name based domain", but like to hear what some of you guys think before I do so.