[thelist] My chat with Network Solutions

[Chuck Hergenroeder]

I let one of my domains expire.  It took 6 months (after the expiration
date) before it became available for someone else to register it.  I must
have purchased the domain during one on Network Solutions domain crazy sale.
Buy 2 years get 6 months free.


-----Original Message-----
From: CDitty [mailto:mail at redhotsweeps.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 11:51 AM
To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
Subject: [thelist] My chat with Network Solutions

Hello all,

Thought some of you might get a kick outta this.  I am looking to do a new 
site and was researching domain names.  I found a name that I liked that 
was taken.  Darn.....But wait, the name expired last month.  Great.  But 
how long do I have to wait?  Looking around, I found a chat section for 
Network Solutions.  So I tried that.

Basically, the only answer I could get from them about when the name might 
expire was this.

<quote>
"there is an unspecified and variable grace period following 
expiration.  It is impossible to predict the cancellation date"
</quote>

They wouldn't elaborate on the grace period.  All this guy wanted to do was 
push their new little service called snapnames.  They check the domain for 
you and then register it when it is available.  $49/year.   Pass.

How can they continue to get away with this?  Where are the checks and 
balances? If a domain expires on a certain date, then it should be released 
soon after.  If I don't pay my bills by the due date, then I am 
penalized.   I understand that some people forget to pay and renew, but 
that's life.

Chris


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