Register.com deleted my domain

PulseDriver · 28th April 2005, 22:45

I bought a domain the other day, and today I recived a mail which said they had deleted it and charged my account for the full period of my registration ($50)... and I don't even know why

LuigiHann · 28th April 2005, 23:03

Did you break their rules or something? O_o

Tom · 28th April 2005, 23:24

Contact them for details. Also depending on how you paid you may be able to dispute the charge with the CC company.

Tom

PulseDriver · 29th April 2005, 01:00

They said I broke a rule in the Contact Information part of the Agreement, but I can't really find out what that was. I hope I get back my domain with the money I payed. I sent a reply to their feedback. Hope this error can be corrected. I probably have mistyped something wrong in the creditcard info or contact info... but as I said, I hope I can get a dialog with them and correct this matter

But as for the mail, it sounded like they could just take the money (for the full period of 3 years) just because I broke that one rule..

As a part of the mail sais:

Quote:

We have credited the charges in the full amount of $50. In addition we have deleted the products and services associated with the above charge.

Can anyone tell me what this means? Did they take my money or does credited mean that I can use the money for something else?

LuigiHann · 29th April 2005, 02:34

Lol, "credited" should mean you got it back on your card, if I'm not mistaken.

DuaneJeffers · 29th April 2005, 06:03

yea it is, usually the reason why is because something wasn't typed properly and the registration didn't finish. Don't worry, but I would suggest trying someone else instead of register.com ... it is rather expensive.

-Duane

MStar · 29th April 2005, 07:51

Why the hell would you use register.com to buy a domain?

PulseDriver · 29th April 2005, 13:28

I dunno, if you have any good suggestions, I'll gladly take it. And I think you're right. Credited mean that I should get back my money, so when that have happened, I could buy this domain another place. Any good suggestions?

Mr Jones · 29th April 2005, 13:50

What was the domain, they've probably kept it to be right cunts so they can sell it on at a vastly inflated price to someone else.

A friend of mines domain lapsed and he forgot to renew it, think he only paid a few dollars originally for the registration, anyhow being the kind soul I am, I figured I'd wait for it to come free again and register it for him, about a month passed, I check to see if it was free again only to find it with some crackerjack domain holding company 'this domain is currently available for purchase, please email support with you offer for it, bids start at $700'

Fuck off.

shakey_snake · 29th April 2005, 15:31

doteasy

PulseDriver · 29th April 2005, 16:03

doteasy is more expensive than register.com

Anyone know a cheap service?

deathazre · 29th April 2005, 16:06

I think yahoo's cheapest now, can't remember

also, godaddy

protegechris · 29th April 2005, 16:13

I use LVCS.net, about 6 bucks a year

Or godaddy, for a more organized system.

Cummi Bare · 30th April 2005, 05:04

Quote:

Originally posted by PulseDriver
doteasy is more expensive than register.com

Anyone know a cheap service?

Yeah, what about the hosting and mail and stuff. I know a place where the packages start at £1 per month for uk domain name, hosting, 'unlimited bandwidth', mail, php, cgi-bin, perl & C, full log/stat access etc. 60 day money back guarantee. No minimum contract.

.com package is £1.60 per month.

double hosting space and a mysql database is £1.60 per month.

You can PM me if you want the URL.

PulseDriver · 30th April 2005, 10:59

I am going to put this on a private server. No need for me to buy webspace I don't need

We're running an apache server with PHP and mySQL and SquirrelMail / 1337-Mail

DuaneJeffers · 30th April 2005, 17:02

you will still need some sort of host for the DNS servers. You can pay for DNS servers, but they may not be the best.

-Duane

Cummi Bare · 30th April 2005, 19:08

Quote:

Originally posted by PulseDriver
I am going to put this on a private server. No need for me to buy webspace I don't need We're running an apache server with PHP and mySQL and SquirrelMail / 1337-Mail

Oh, in that case I think $50 for 3 years is roughly the going rate for a .com registration only. I thought register.com were more expensive than that? dotster.com are $15 a year and a decent service.

deathazre · 30th April 2005, 19:23

reg only is like $8 a year...

MStar · 30th April 2005, 19:58

www.domainsite.com
$7.
Just download DNS server software along with your Apache and PHP.

protegechris · 30th April 2005, 20:01

www.domainsarefree.com
$4

Cummi Bare · 30th April 2005, 20:19

Quote:

Originally posted by deathazre
reg only is like $8 a year...

What at dotster? Can you post the link where it says that? I just checked there and I couldn't find $8 reg.

I'm suggesting places I have recent experience of and have a reliable service track record and no hidden nasties.

re: MStar & protegechris' suggestions.
I don't know about those sites, I suggest you read all the smallprint before you use any service.

PulseDriver · 30th April 2005, 21:09

Register.com includes 2 DNS servers, and I've got back my $50

MStar · 30th April 2005, 21:35

Quote:

Originally posted by Cummi Bare
What at dotster? Can you post the link where it says that? I just checked there and I couldn't find $8 reg.

I'm suggesting places I have recent experience of and have a reliable service track record and no hidden nasties.

re: MStar & protegechris' suggestions.
I don't know about those sites, I suggest you read all the smallprint before you use any service.

I've bought over 20 domains from DomainSite with no problems.
DomainSite includes DNS servers too.

re: Cummi Bare
Your suggestions are no more trustworthy than ours.

protegechris · 30th April 2005, 21:38

I go through LVCS.net,
https://www.securepaynet.net/gdshop/...7&prog_id=lvcs

8.95 a year for .com domains, used them for over 2 years now.

Cummi Bare · 30th April 2005, 21:51

Quote:

Originally posted by MStar
re: Cummi Bare
Your suggestions are no more trustworthy than ours.

I didn't mean to imply they were. I was just firing off a quick response. Perhaps I should've phrased it:

re: MStar & protegechris' suggestions.
I don't know anything about those sites so I can't comment on them. I suggest you read all the smallprint before you use any service (including the one I suggested).

deathazre · 1st May 2005, 02:14

Quote:

Originally posted by Cummi Bare
What at dotster? Can you post the link where it says that? I just checked there and I couldn't find $8 reg.

I wasn't talking about dotster. I was talking about what I remembered yahoo and godaddy being in the range of.

Trigear · 1st May 2005, 02:29

pawhosting.com which happens to be run by our very own PabUK... and it's a good service at a good price.

zootm · 1st May 2005, 09:55

I'd plug my mate's service, but I think there's plenty here. Also I doubt you'd need the "located in the UK" feature...

xzxzzx · 1st May 2005, 16:40

Godaddy.com - fairly cheap, reputable. I have several domains registered with them.

*checks*

ooh, two of them expire in 18 days, too. Better get on that.

As far as DNS goes:

http://freedns.afraid.org/

28th April 2005, 22:45	#1
PulseDriver w3 addict (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,806	Register.com deleted my domain I bought a domain the other day, and today I recived a mail which said they had deleted it and charged my account for the full period of my registration ($50)... and I don't even know why 09 F9 11 01 9D 74 E8 5B D8 41 56 C3 63 56 81 C0

28th April 2005, 23:03	#2
LuigiHann Forum King Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 80's Japan Posts: 3,449	Did you break their rules or something? O_o Who is the milkman? What is the purpose of the goggles?

29th April 2005, 02:34	#5
LuigiHann Forum King Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 80's Japan Posts: 3,449	Lol, "credited" should mean you got it back on your card, if I'm not mistaken. Who is the milkman? What is the purpose of the goggles?

29th April 2005, 06:03	#6
DuaneJeffers Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,776	yea it is, usually the reason why is because something wasn't typed properly and the registration didn't finish. Don't worry, but I would suggest trying someone else instead of register.com ... it is rather expensive. -Duane Website Yeah, that's pretty much it. :-\

29th April 2005, 13:28	#8
PulseDriver w3 addict (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,806	I dunno, if you have any good suggestions, I'll gladly take it. And I think you're right. Credited mean that I should get back my money, so when that have happened, I could buy this domain another place. Any good suggestions? 09 F9 11 01 9D 74 E8 5B D8 41 56 C3 63 56 81 C0

28th April 2005, 23:24	#3
Tom Moderator Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 4,491	Contact them for details. Also depending on how you paid you may be able to dispute the charge with the CC company. Tom

29th April 2005, 07:51	#7
MStar Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hardcore Heaven Posts: 1,491	Why the hell would you use register.com to buy a domain?

29th April 2005, 13:50	#9
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	What was the domain, they've probably kept it to be right cunts so they can sell it on at a vastly inflated price to someone else. A friend of mines domain lapsed and he forgot to renew it, think he only paid a few dollars originally for the registration, anyhow being the kind soul I am, I figured I'd wait for it to come free again and register it for him, about a month passed, I check to see if it was free again only to find it with some crackerjack domain holding company 'this domain is currently available for purchase, please email support with you offer for it, bids start at $700' Fuck off.

29th April 2005, 15:31	#10
shakey_snake Forum Domo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Everyone, get over here for the picture! Posts: 4,313	doteasy elevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladyelevatorladylevitateme

29th April 2005, 16:03	#11
PulseDriver w3 addict (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,806	doteasy is more expensive than register.com Anyone know a cheap service? 09 F9 11 01 9D 74 E8 5B D8 41 56 C3 63 56 81 C0

29th April 2005, 16:06	#12
deathazre Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: behind the wheel of a Cat service truck Posts: 1,847	I think yahoo's cheapest now, can't remember also, godaddy

29th April 2005, 16:13	#13
protegechris Forum Queen Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,635	I use LVCS.net, about 6 bucks a year Or godaddy, for a more organized system. yeah, i'm back.

30th April 2005, 10:59	#15
PulseDriver w3 addict (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,806	I am going to put this on a private server. No need for me to buy webspace I don't need We're running an apache server with PHP and mySQL and SquirrelMail / 1337-Mail 09 F9 11 01 9D 74 E8 5B D8 41 56 C3 63 56 81 C0

30th April 2005, 17:02	#16
DuaneJeffers Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,776	you will still need some sort of host for the DNS servers. You can pay for DNS servers, but they may not be the best. -Duane Website Yeah, that's pretty much it. :-\

30th April 2005, 19:23	#18
deathazre Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: behind the wheel of a Cat service truck Posts: 1,847	reg only is like $8 a year...

30th April 2005, 19:58	#19
MStar Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hardcore Heaven Posts: 1,491	www.domainsite.com $7. Just download DNS server software along with your Apache and PHP.

30th April 2005, 20:01	#20
protegechris Forum Queen Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,635	www.domainsarefree.com $4 yeah, i'm back.

30th April 2005, 21:09	#22
PulseDriver w3 addict (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,806	Register.com includes 2 DNS servers, and I've got back my $50 09 F9 11 01 9D 74 E8 5B D8 41 56 C3 63 56 81 C0

30th April 2005, 21:38	#24
protegechris Forum Queen Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,635	I go through LVCS.net, https://www.securepaynet.net/gdshop/...7&prog_id=lvcs 8.95 a year for .com domains, used them for over 2 years now. yeah, i'm back.

1st May 2005, 02:29	#27
Trigear bear! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,426	pawhosting.com which happens to be run by our very own PabUK... and it's a good service at a good price.

1st May 2005, 09:55	#28
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	I'd plug my mate's service, but I think there's plenty here. Also I doubt you'd need the "located in the UK" feature...

1st May 2005, 16:40	#29
xzxzzx Forum King Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,254	Godaddy.com - fairly cheap, reputable. I have several domains registered with them. checks ooh, two of them expire in 18 days, too. Better get on that. As far as DNS goes: http://freedns.afraid.org/ Freedom of speech is the basic freedom of humanity. When you've lost that, you've lost everything. 1\/\/4y 34\|<$p4y 1gp4y 33714y, 0d4y 0uy4y? \| Roses are #FF0000; Violets are #0000FF; chown -R ${YOU} ~/base The DMCA. It really is that bad. : Count for your life.

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