[ale] [OT] How come I can't purchase this domain?

[Chris Fowler]

I seen Verisign do this many times.  They'll keep the record so that you
have to go back to them to reregister.  Verisign is $35/year.  There are
so many registrars cheaper than that, they simply do not release the
record.

Last year I was forced to go back through Verisign to reregister my
fathers domain.  I was waiting for it to be released so I could go to
hostsave, but it was never released.

Chris

On Sun, 2003-04-06 at 23:26, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
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> The whois record for a domain that I'd like reads:
> 
> |
> | Record last updated on 2000-08-01 07:31:11.717
> | Record created on 2000-08-01 07:29:39.327
> | Record expires on 2002-08-01 07:29:39.390
> |
> | Domain servers in listed order:
> |    ns2.sisna.com   209.210.176.9
> |    ns1.sisna.com   209.210.176.8
> |
> | Registration Service Provider: Sisna, Inc
> 
> 
> So, I'm thinking it's some obscure registrar that hasn't released the
> record... Is this possible?  Can I call my domain registrar and have
> them "take" this domain if it's expired?
> 
> I don't know what to do...   I'm temped to call the registrar and ask
> about it, but then they'll know that I want the domain and they could
> "squat" it.
> 
> Anyone have any insight?
> 
> - -CB
> 
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