Chip

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Does anyone know a good service who will attempt to aquire a domain (owned by someone else currently) for you when it expires if they dont re-register it?

St3V3_C

Look, you just can't have microsoft.com OK??

Chip

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LOL

Its a club I belong to, the bloke who registered it seems to have gone AWOL, so just want to make sure if it comes up available that we get it rather than some cybersquatter thats all.

Jamz

If it's a .uk domain Nominet will hold onto it for several months before releasing the registration.

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Its a .com mate

Jamz

fuck knows then, sorry!

Chip

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Thanks anyway.
I lost one before and it was gone within a week or so IIRC, certainly wasnt long.

Dannn

These are apperently the best:

http://www.snapnames.com/

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Thanks mate

Little_ant

.com domain names are held via internic, when they expire they go in to a redemption period i think its 30 days on a .com then after that it goes back on to genral sale.

percybigun

he might have it on automatic renewal, alot of the reg hosts do that anyway, in which case you will struggle to get it! i think it takes a couple of months after the domain expires before it is released. at least that used to be the case. i got hold of a couple doing it that way.

Chip

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If it auto renews thats cool anyway, I dont specifically want it, just dont want it going to a cybersquatter, so wanted to set up an automated buy for if this fella accidently lets it go so I got it not them, and hence it stayed in the club.

percybigun

one of them i got, i emailed the domain registrar and asked them roughly when it would be released, they give me a rough date and i checked daily for a few days before, and then it came available and zap i got the fooker

if you dont succeed set up a similar domain name and a new website and tell all your club members to sign up on the new one. its not passionford.com is it lol

Chip

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LOL @ PF.com

All the literature has been printed with the URL, so not trivial to change.

OldDan

Migweb?

Billabong

Before you go with any of the said companies, do check out their 'small print.'

If it becomes an issue, try contacting the current registrar and explaining the situation - once it becomes de-registered (not expired) it's a crap shoot