Originally Posted by rowan

Random thought here... is there some sort of domain escrow service that will (subject to terms of a contract) host DNS for a specific period of time? That way if the buyer stuffs the seller around they retain control of the domain... and if the seller stuffs the buyer and doesn't keep up with agreed responsibilities then the buyer takes control... or something. :D Basically an independent third party that holds the key (the zone file) to the site.