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[_] Back-ordering an unloved UK domain

Andy Davies dajdavies at gmail.com
Wed Jun 20 16:31:23 BST 2007

On 20/06/07, Pete Fairhurst <pete.fairhurst at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> There's a stagnating, unloved - i.e. unused for anything, email or web -
> .org.uk domain I would like, which is coming up for renewal in a few
> weeks.
> I notice GoDaddy offer a domain back-ordering service; has anyone had
> success with this or something similar?
>
> And just to be clear: I'm not trying to rip anyone off.  But I have
> absolutely no intention of paying the present owner's extortionate
> expectations for an unused domain, which I can make very good use of for a
> local charity.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> - Pete F.
>
>
There are special rules about who can own an org.uk domain, they've got to
be not-for-profit etc. so depending on who the owner current is it may be
worth talking to nominet

Cheers

Andy