Re: OT: Domain Tags

["Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx>]

The problem now is nominet will charge to to change the ipstag now, whereas
bt can do it for free (if they want to ofcourse)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gale" <p-gale@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 3:28 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: Domain Tags


> I was so fed up with the service BT were giving me with one of my
(.co.uk)
domains that I decided to move the IPS tag to FASTHOSTS (UKREG). I didn't
want to pay the £90 BT would charge to move. I emailed Nominet who were
very
helpful - they said that I should contact BT and tell them that I was
unhappy and also write to Nominet at the same time requesting that they
make
the change for me (no charge). I did all this and didn't receive any reply
>from
after 3-4 days.
>
>
>
> I expect I didn't get charged because of BT's incompetence though.
>
>
>
> There is a page on this process on Nominet's web site (can't remember
the
link at the moment though) - may be worth having a look and contacting one
of the very helpful support staff there.
>
>
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Fidell [mailto:james@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 27 February 2003 11:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT: Domain Tags
>
>
>
> Quoting Rob Mouser (rmouser@xxxxxxx):
>
> > I have a number of domains that I had registered with
Freeola.co.uk. I
> > now wish to renew these domains with someone like ukreg.com but
the site
> > informs me that the tag needs changing from freeola to ukreg?
Freeola
> > no-longer host these domains, in fact some have expired but are
still
> > registered to me?
>
> Expired domains aren't really registered to anyone any more, but
Nominet
> say they will attempt to contact the previous registrant to make sure
they
> no longer want the domain before releasing them completely.
>
> > Freeola want to charge me £10+VAT for EACH Domain name to move
these
> > domains? Surely if they no longer host them there must be another
way?
>
> My understanding (as a Nominet member) is that Freeola may charge an
> admin fee if they made it clear at the time you registered the domain
> that there would be such a fee -- ie. it forms part of your contract
> with them.  Quite how this might apply to expired domains, I'm really
> not sure.  You may also find other Nominet members unwilling to take a
> transfer of a domain that's already expired because this is common in
> cases where the domain has been registered fraudulently.
>
> I'd check what your agreement with Freeola is, and then contact
Nominet to
> see what advice they can offer, but the easiest way out might well be
to
> renew the domains with Freeola and the transfer them all away.
>
> James
>
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