fischermx - 2:22 am on Apr 28, 2006 (gmt 0)

Some clarification:

Snapnames get domains directly from Network Solutions, IF and ONLY IF the domain is still in posession of netsol. Once it is relased to the registry, the dropped domain can be catched for any drop catcher.

Exactly same situation for Godaddy now. You can backorder domains that are not even expired, same as you can do in Snapnames and Pool. (NameWinner and ClubDrop require the domain being in pending delete).
But they have a sort of ridiculous system. Now they even auction the name during the period of time that the current registrant can still renew the domain name!

So, you enter in an auction and even get charged for it. If the domain is renewed you get a refund. Very strange system they have now.

[edited by: Webwork at 2:28 am (utc) on April 28, 2006]
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