domain registery

is it legal

[twinclaire]

Hi all I'm new hear, Is it right that when you buy a domain name for your website, your webmaster puts his name as registra even though its not his property I no this runs out soon and he is asking loads of money to put it back on, I have herd this does go on and people have lost there website, then he sells it to someone else I think this is theft.
am I right and can anything be done about it.
Melanie

[webdoctor]

can anything be done about it.

Find a new webmaster?

IMHO if you are the one paying for the domain registration, you should be listed as the registrant.

If you don't trust your webmaster, you have a **big** problem.

[contrariwise]

Wait a minute. He registered it for you, under your instructions, using your payment. Now he's asking for large sums of money for him to renew it? Is that what you're saying?

[piatkow]

This thread confused the hell out of me first time round. Re-reading it I suspect that the OP might had a problem with terminology and is referring to the hosting service rather than the person who physically builds the site.

[Woz]

No, actually, they are talking about the webmaster. See this thread for more information.
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Onya
Woz

[leveni]

melanie - are you sure the domain name is registered in your webmasters name? Have you checked? <snip>

Your webmaster may have requested anonymity when he bought the domain name, so you may not get much information from this page, but try it first.

What is the extension of your domain? .com, .co.uk or something else?

<snip> Contact Network Solutions or Nominet to see if they can help. It sounds like you would need the assistance of a body such as these to get you out of this sticky situation! It can be done, but it will take time and a bit of digging around and there maybe a bit of money. I have had to go through this process once for a client and it cost £80 to get a .com domain back.

If you have a contract with this webmaster, I would suggest that you read that thoroughly, as although this may appear to be underhand, it may well be exactly what is stated in the contract (if you have one) and there may be nothing you can do about it. The alternative may be to start again with a new domain name and web package from someone you can trust?

[edited by: Webwork at 2:24 pm (utc) on Jan. 9, 2007]
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[Webwork]

The same dialogue has been initiated in another forum of WebmasterWorld and, since there are broader issues, including business operation issues, this thread is being locked in deference to continuing the discussion in the Webmaster Business Issues Forum of WebmasterWorld.

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