Record last updated on 19-Apr-1999.
Record expires on 19-Apr-2001.
Record created on 19-Apr-1999.
Database last updated on 17-Sep-2001 13:21:00 EDT.
Netsol has been accused of hording domain names. It was commonly accepted that expired domains may take up to 90 days to be released, but I personally have been waiting for the release of a name that expired in October of last year.
About them setting up a temp system to deal with it:
[searchengineworld.com...]
Firstly when there were no other registrar's to turn to, naturally my first domain was with NSI. Okay fine and dandy, but almost 2 years later, approx 2 months before my domain expired I wanted to transfer. It took almost two months to change my email and domain information. After countless phone calls, emails, faxes and online run arounds they finally updated my account. Now I thought, I'm ready to transfer because my info is finally correct. So what happens, I do my transfer and I'm denied!
I call NSI again, and they tell me according to the agreement you signed 2 years ago, we need 30 days notice before your transfer. Hmmm .. well I said I tried to transfer two months ago, but you gave me the run around to change my information. Oh well they pretty much said "tough luck".
Keep in mind during all this time they tell me that I can still pay for my domain even if my info is outdated. But why would I pay you and my new Registrar I asked stupidly, my whole point was to transfer anyway.
Well, here's the update. They definately expired my domain, and hung onto it for approx 3 months. I checked the status of my old domain multiple times a day and within 3 days of it being grabbed they changed the record stating they could not find my domain or the whois database was not reachable, but some of my old information still came up. Well at the end of those 3 days, someone else registered it through (I won't mention the name), but I know this company deals with those services that gaurantee you'll get an expired domain. NSI just happens to deal with them as well. If you're wondering I did try registering again when the record was supposively on the glitch, and I couldn't. I even tried registering through NSI just to see. Within those 3 days I kept a very close eye with different whois resources waiting for the release, and it never happened.
Well, that's my story. In the end I wanted to hang onto the domain for personal reasons, but it wasn't that important and certainly not worth going through NSI again. I added this info just to "get it off" my chest, and recommend IMHO not to use their services. Feels good, thanks for listening.
Is this worth taking to the WIPO (wipo.org) who are the group assigned to deal with domain disputes?
[ecommerce.wipo.int...]
Or any other trading standards organisation?
Or ICANN?
Anyone got ideas - NSI is dreadful and in any other area would not be able to get away with this.
