Snarfing up a domain name

[Matthew J. Brodeur]

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On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Roger H. Goun wrote:

> I'm looking for advice on domain name registration.
> 
> Assuming the current holder of the domain name fails to reregister it
> in the next few days, what's the surest way to snarf it up for myself?

   The surest way is most likely to use a "back-order" service like 
SnapNames.  I did this successfully last year, but I also knew for certain 
that the original holder would not be renewing.  The domain in question 
was with NetSol/Verisign and it wasn't released for re-registration until 
about 15 months after it expired.
   You might have a long wait ahead.  Most registrars will allow you to 
renew for some time _AFTER_ expiration, and then might still hold the name 
for a year or more.  If you're willing to potentially waste the money you 
can try SnapNames.  If the name isn't released within a year, though, 
you're out $69.


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Matthew J. Brodeur                                             RHCE, GSEC
MBrodeur at NextTime.com                             http://www.NextTime.com

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