Go to the Domain Registrar for your .com, not the web host, and change the DNS to point to the host of your choosing (or redirect it). You do own and control the domain, right?
Kaled.
If, on the other hand, they paid for it you're S.O.L. At that point you'll have to sue in civil court for infringement (if they are still hosting/displaying the site).
Best wishes! (you'll need 'em)
Kaled -- you thought transfers might be enabled -- WHOIS says "client delete prohibited; client renew prohibited; client transfer prohibited; clientupdate prohibited."
topr8 -- owner of domain -- We are listed as Registrant
tangor -- our theatre group contracted the x-member as web designer & webmaster for a one-time flat fee of $800 & the first year of changes would be gratis. But this is where it gets interesting: Either we were never billed or the check never cashed after first year.(I would have to go back & check with treasurer). We have not been paying for renewals either. We think they may be set automatically since we can never get to before renewal. We also think since the webmaster was always late with updates or didn't do at all, plus there was dissatisaction with design, they may have been embarassed to charge. But this is no reason to continue to hold our domain and website hostage! There is absolutely no communication with either of these people. Never answer phones; never return calls; don't answer emails or USPS letters, including registered letters that are ret'd undeliverable. Sometimes the x-member will answer the doorbell and says she will take care of things -- never happens. Her brother, the webhost/admin/tech lives well across the country from us. And yes, the woefully out-of-date website is still being hosted and displayed.
We are listed as Registrant
You will need to contact the Registrar to get the administrative and technical contacts changed. They will probably require proper identification to do this.
We went through this several years ago. As I remember we had to fax copies of business license, corporate charter and perhaps some other stuff to get it done. Took a couple of weeks and numerous phone calls.
