Hi Boe,
boe wrote:
> I am somewhat familiar with web technology.
>
> Their e-mail domain does not exist any more, there is no web site, no
ftp
> server.
What is the domain? I understand if you don't want to publically list it
since you are interested in buying it.
On most of my domains, I don't have an ftp machine name setup in DNS,
then again, I don't even use FTP anymore :) So if anyone were checking
for that on some of my domains, they wouldn't see one.
The best thing to do is simply contact them, with the realization that
they might not want to sell it, and there is nothing you can do in such
a case as in such a case they can't possibly be using the domain in bad
faith (if there is nothing there).
Good luck!
Dale
>
> "Dale" <nntp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:f4mnl00b16@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Hi,
>>
>> boe wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if I'm in the best forum to discuss this. I would like
a
>>> domain that doesn't appear to be in use at least as a web site (hasn't
>>> been for more than two years) but has been registered for years and is
>>> not expiring till 2012. Are there any rules about squating or
getting
>>> that domain? I'll try contacting them to see if I can buy their
>>> registration but I thought there were rules, e.g I register
icamera.com
>>> before apple releases a new camera called the icamera.
>> Just curious why people think a domain is not being used just because
>> there isn't a website associated with the domain name? I have over 150
>> domains and many of them don't have an associated website - have you
ever
>> heard of email, ftp, test servers, etc?
>>
>> I have 1 domain that is used as the main domain for my mail servers and
>> all of my other domains have CNAMEs pointing to it. I also have another
>> domain I use as a generic name for DNS for many of my domains.
>>
>> Not trying to dump on you, just pointing out that web technology is a
late
>> comer to the internet world. For years before the http protocol was
>> developed people were using newsgroups, email, mailing lists, telnet,
>> archie, wais and so forth. For some reason so many people think a
domain
>> is unused just due to there being no website.
>>
>> I have actually had people demand that I either give them or sell to
them
>> some of my domains simply because I didn't have a website associated
with
>> the domain. You can imagine the response I sent them (on the occasions
>> when I bothered to reply).
>>
>> You can contact them to see if they are willing to sell, keep in mind
they
>> are under no requirement to sell you the domain. Don't bother
threatening
>> them as that will only raise the price or get the local police knocking
on
>> your door.
>>
>> Unless you own a trademark (that existed before they registered the
>> domain) AND you have to prove that they are using the domain in bad
faith,
>> then you can file a complaint against them. But you will need to pay
the
>> fees associated with it.
>>
>> In your example of icamera.com, if you registered the domain BEFORE
they
>> got the trademark you are reasonably safe, however, if you then start
>> using the domain in a way that could cause confusion, then you have
>> stepped over the line. Check the ICANN.org website for their rules, you
>> might also want to research trademark rules and law.
>>
>>>
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