AdyCarter Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Sorry about the bandwidth error thing for the past half hour Gracias to "Mr Mystery" who just paid a ludicrous fee to make the site come back for the next two days. However I do have one large snag that is fracking doing my head in right now. Our inept domain registrar seems to be holding the .com address hostage, hes making no demands, he just doesnt want to do anything with it. So while I do have a shiny new server of goodness waiting to be used (minus the board license that I still cant afford) I cant change the domain name to point to there.... so we're presently stuck with the server of lameness. Umm... Any ideas? (I have just aqquired minimatesmultiverse.com but I REALLY dont want to change the URL) Success aint all its cracked up to be folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Yeeesh not good. Is there a higher power we can appeal to? There must be some kind of authority that polices the domain registrars? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Yeeesh not good. Is there a higher power we can appeal to? There must be some kind of authority that polices the domain registrars? Anyone? None that I'm aware of Rad. Unfortunately, if the registrar is being a dick, there isn't much that can be done. Ady - what do you mean by "he doesn't want to do anything with it"? He won't let you move to a different server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 Its a random little "Mom and Pop" domain company, so much so there isnt even a DomainCP, and I have to go through them to alter forwarding, DNS etc, and hes just totally blanking me, has been for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I'm guessing the domain doesn't expire for a while, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 4 months. So I could always just wait for it to expire then re-reg it.... however another 4 months of having to overpay for bandwidth on this host will probably bankrupt everyone.. Although their is some vague hope: "My registrar won't let me transfer my domain, what do I do? If you're having trouble transferring your domain from one registrar to another, you should contact the registrar you want to transfer to for assistance. If your preferred registrar is having any trouble processing your transfer, your registrar can obtain assistance from ICANN or the registry operator as appropriate. Registrars are not permitted to deny transfer requests arbitrarily. ICANN has no policy that permits or requires registrars to deny outgoing transfer requests solely because the registration is within X number of days before expiration. In any case where a "losing" registrar does deny a transfer request, it is required to provide the "gaining" registrar with a notice of the denial and a specific reason for the denial. For your reference, the "Policy on Transfer of Sponsorship of Registrations Between Registrars" is set forth in Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar Agreement. For details on updates to ICANN's transfer policies, please refer to <http://www.icann.org/transfers/>." Although that sounds like it'll take over 4 months lol. Im tired, Ill, and stressed. Please can I kill someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Donster Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Dude, sorry to hear you're having these issues It's kind of weird how these things aren't outlined very well. Hopefully it won't take you 4 months, as it seems no different than when you want to transfer your old phone number to your new phone number, Good luck though, I wish I could help. But I'm lucky I can type and send a message sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I can't imagine what sorts of pains come from having your own URL. Here's hoping things turn out for the better soon. Im tired, Ill, and stressed. Please can I kill someone? *pushes Peter Parker/Spider-Man forward* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Donster Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Well, he does have those fresh new virgin mod's and since RAD is so close, all it would take is a few beers and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 4 months. So I could always just wait for it to expire then re-reg it.... however another 4 months of having to overpay for bandwidth on this host will probably bankrupt everyone.. Although their is some vague hope: "My registrar won't let me transfer my domain, what do I do? If you're having trouble transferring your domain from one registrar to another, you should contact the registrar you want to transfer to for assistance. If your preferred registrar is having any trouble processing your transfer, your registrar can obtain assistance from ICANN or the registry operator as appropriate. Registrars are not permitted to deny transfer requests arbitrarily. ICANN has no policy that permits or requires registrars to deny outgoing transfer requests solely because the registration is within X number of days before expiration. In any case where a "losing" registrar does deny a transfer request, it is required to provide the "gaining" registrar with a notice of the denial and a specific reason for the denial. For your reference, the "Policy on Transfer of Sponsorship of Registrations Between Registrars" is set forth in Exhibit B to the Registry-Registrar Agreement. For details on updates to ICANN's transfer policies, please refer to <http://www.icann.org/transfers/>." Although that sounds like it'll take over 4 months lol. Yep. Im tired, Ill, and stressed. Please can I kill someone? I have a list. I'll pm you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Dude, all I can say is, 4 months from now, make sure you have your domain re-registration on some sort of automatic. There are leeches and sharks out there just waiting to pounce on an expired domain name and then really hold it hostage for ridiculous sums. I've seen it happen to friends with personal domain names (nothing commercial involved), had to give up the name because they came in a day late and didn't want to pay the new "owner" thousands of dollars. *grrrr* It's all too easy for these dicks to do, what with scripting and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Dude, all I can say is, 4 months from now, make sure you have your domain re-registration on some sort of automatic. There are leeches and sharks out there just waiting to pounce on an expired domain name and then really hold it hostage for ridiculous sums. I've seen it happen to friends with personal domain names (nothing commercial involved), had to give up the name because they came in a day late and didn't want to pay the new "owner" thousands of dollars. *grrrr* It's all too easy for these dicks to do, what with scripting and what not. Shhh! You're ruining my plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Shhh! You're ruining my plan. *cue Don LaFontaine* In a world without hope, a single beacon of light shines the way through the darkness that is the internet. Coming this June, Shanester's Minimate Multiverse. It's not just a porn site, its minimate porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 As long as there's Minimate boobies I'm happy. All hail Shanester! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reideen1313 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Holy "Service Unavailable!" And here I thought Shanester broke the internet abusing his Admin powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Holy "Service Unavailable!" And here I thought Shanester broke the internet abusing his Admin powers. That would have been my guess, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I'm seriously considering that for my new avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Urgh this looks like it's not going to be much fun, I think that goign through the new registrar is the only way to get leverage over this guy. Let me know if there's anything you can do to help Ady. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I just did a whois. I don't know if I can help, but the Status: clientDeleteProhibited Status: clientTransferProhibited Status: clientUpdateProhibited doesn't look good. Normally, domain transfers are easy to pull off, but these guys seem to be real good at messing things up. Sorry, bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 We're boned. We really are. Gah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 We're boned. We really are. Gah So we're stuck with this registrar and server until June? Or we're stuck with this registrar full stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdyCarter Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 Well theres a few outcomes: 1: We move to Minimatesmultiverse.com with the new host/registrar However we'll loose a lot of linkage, our google rank and probably a load of people in the upheaval. 2: We wait it out and see what happens However we are exceeding our bandwidth every month and its costing us an insane amount extra to keep the place here. 3: I bake a cake for JoeUSA.com We get the domain back but he gets cake! 4: I give up You all loose the site Its really looking like #1 is the most ost effective and stable option, for the rest of the life time of MinimateMultiverse.com I can redirect traffic to Minimatesmultiverse.com via some crappy coding, but I'd really rather not loose our eastablished identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Educate me for I am fick! What's causing us to exceed bandwidth? Is it page views? Posts? You know, 3 could be an option. You can still run the site from Jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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