I bought a package website eighteen months ago but have now decided to design my own site. I allowed the registration period to elapse in July so I could register with another host, but the host is still listing the site as mine three months later. Can anyone suggest a course of action to get them to release it? I've tried contacting them directly but they just tell me it will be released soon...
2006-10-05 21:30:47 · 4 answers · asked by Stigma 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
The host is Freestart.
2006-10-05 21:41:53 · update #1
Unfortunately what you posted is a common but wrong assumption. The moment you allow your domain name registration to expire, you are considered to have abandoned your rights to it. (well almost all...)
By then you really have no right to tell them to release it just because you once had it. They can hold on to it as they see fit, though there can be certain restrictions depending on their agreements with whomever they're doing business with.
If the domain name really means a lot to you, I suggest you bite the bullet and renew it with your current provider instead. It's too risky to hope you'll be able to re-register it with someone else, and you have ZERO assurance you'll be able to do that.
2006-10-07 18:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by Dave Zan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hosts usually hang on for a bit of extra cash - you can either pay them to release this, or wait for around 1-2 Months. And then they usually release that to the public domain, when you can buy it again... That is unless it is really a very valuable domain name, which they might decide to hang on to or sell separately.
2006-10-05 21:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by #BDS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite often, domains last for 2 years on a regular contract. This would mean you'll have to wait until that 2 year period is up until you can use it again.
2006-10-05 22:25:32 · answer #3 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is the host?
2006-10-05 21:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋