[_] 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