Re: [tlug] domain registration/deletion problem

[Francois Cartegnie <fcartegnie@example.com>]

Le mercredi 26 août 2009, Stephen J. Turnbull a écrit :
>The problem is that you are "owner" in the sense of listed contact,
>but you are not owner in any legal sense as far as I know; you are
>merely renting the right to use the domain, and the service of having

Owner in the record ? From registrar/icann's point of view you are the 
legitimate owner. You are allowed to change contacts & registrar.[1]

It's not a rent. What is paid is the work of registration service and the 
management of his domain by another company.

If the domain has been set administratively "on hold", then a notification has 
been sent by the registrar on every nic handle mail address. If there's none 
for the owner, or the reseller gave its own, things will get harder.

>is price-gouging, no matter how nice he seems; you should not have to
>pay an exorbitant "restoration fee" since you were not the customer in
>arrears -- you are a new customer.  In fact, the charge for a single

"On Hold" and "restoration fee" ? What is the exact status listed in the 
record ? If it has expired and entered "redemption period", then this case 
must be solved in less than a month or domain will be resold...[2]

[1] if your business depends on it, you can drop your reseller and manage it 
directly then solve your conflict and contract breach damages with the 
reseller.

[2] if it is ranked in google, keyword ads companies will try to buy it 
faster :/

Francois