Well.. It has been a horrid week in domain name ownership land.
The domain I have attached to this domain (adayinthe.com) has been in limbo since it failed to be renewed on the sixth.
Now I use to run my own web hosting business, and at one stage had around three hundred customers. Many of them I would register domains for, making a modest markup (none really) while hosting their web page. I do have some good stories about this time which will work their way out of my brain as they come to me.
Anyway, the point is, What as happened to me really should not of happened. The logo at the head of this post is the company and question, and I advise anyone and everyone to avoid them like the bubonic plague.
See, when a domain is not renewed, it should go through a period where it is unregistered. This company actually renewed my domain, and is now pretty much holding me to ransom. I tried to transfer the domain twice in the lead up to the renewal, but I am guessing they were ignored.
The domain is not registered to me any more, and 1&1 are wanting me to pay huge fees to get MY domain going again.
Their support works in a 24 hour cycle. I post something, 24 hours later they reply, and so on.
I have put a complaint into ICANN, who is suppose to keep all these clowns in check. I have had a reply, but I wonder if they are a toothless tiger when dealing with registrars.
Anyway.. the blog is currently working on the ugly blogger address rather than only.adayinthe.com, which I like a lot more.
The song to best sum up my mood on this - Tom Waits, take it away !
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