Registrar shenanigans ? - GoFuckYourself.com

SmokeyTheBear · 02-21-2008, 02:12 AM

My registrar recently turned off one of my domains ( null routed ) because they didn't like that i had wildcard subdomains turned on.

The issue was that they said their trademarked name pointed to a page thru wildcard subdomains.

basically mysite looks like this
www.mysite.com

they didnt like that i had wildcard subdomains turned on meaning
anything.mysite.com pointed to a page much like the following drop pages godaddy uses for parked domains

http://pepsi.e--z.com
http://namecheap.e--z.com

do you think the registrar is right or wrong ?

WiredGuy · 02-21-2008, 02:16 AM

Which registrar did this? I find this as an issue between the trademark holder and the domain holder, not the registrar.
WG

SmokeyTheBear · 02-21-2008, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Which registrar did this? I find this as an issue between the trademark holder and the domain holder, not the registrar.
WG

directnic.

thats where the issue gets fuzzy , the trademark holder is my registrar

so it would be like if my registrar was godaddy and http://godaddy.e--z.com resolved to exactly what you see and i own www.e--z.com

on that page is godaddy drop page but if lets say i had the same type of drop page , directnic is pissed and null routed the domain simply because the subdomain resolved to a drop page

sandman! · 02-21-2008, 02:46 AM

directnic is right up there with registerfly and godaddy when it comes to registrars i would trust estdomains over them

WiredGuy · 02-21-2008, 03:00 AM

What if you made a blacklist of subdomains where directnic.yourdomain.com would not resolve. Would that make them happy?
WG

SmokeyTheBear · 02-21-2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiredGuy

What if you made a blacklist of subdomains where directnic.yourdomain.com would not resolve. Would that make them happy?
WG

i'm not really sure thats possible. because it isn't a valid subdomain , its just wildcard subdomains, i could redirect in php based on the subdomain used but its still going to resolve as a valid sub , just it would go to dead page.

They arent answering emails, its been down for quite some time now

02-21-2008, 02:12 AM	#1
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	Registrar shenanigans ? My registrar recently turned off one of my domains ( null routed ) because they didn't like that i had wildcard subdomains turned on. The issue was that they said their trademarked name pointed to a page thru wildcard subdomains. basically mysite looks like this www.mysite.com they didnt like that i had wildcard subdomains turned on meaning anything.mysite.com pointed to a page much like the following drop pages godaddy uses for parked domains http://pepsi.e--z.com http://namecheap.e--z.com do you think the registrar is right or wrong ? __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

02-21-2008, 02:16 AM	#2
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,470	Which registrar did this? I find this as an issue between the trademark holder and the domain holder, not the registrar. WG __________________ I play with Google.

02-21-2008, 02:46 AM	#4
sandman! Icq: 14420613 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: chicago Posts: 15,432	directnic is right up there with registerfly and godaddy when it comes to registrars i would trust estdomains over them __________________ Need WebHosting ? Email me for some great deals [email protected]

02-21-2008, 03:00 AM	#5
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,470	What if you made a blacklist of subdomains where directnic.yourdomain.com would not resolve. Would that make them happy? WG __________________ I play with Google.