What a bunch of crap!

[admin at kclinux.net]

Ahh, I hear a complaint about SnapNames and someone not getting the domain
at least once a week.  There's domain resellers that also use scripts the
same way, and once it's detected, they have a script to register the domain
to themselves, approve the domain purchase, and register it with the
registrar all within a minute.  I forgot how often SnapNames did a whois
with the root servers, but I know people lowered theirs to every 5
seconds.

Getting expiring good domain names is like the Alaskan Gold rush. Everyone
could try, but only a handful have success.

Also you have to beat the companies that buy domains just to resell them.
They use the same concept.

I feel for you.  I've used SnapName 5 times, and only 3 of those times they
got the domain for me.

Antoinette Powell said:
> Here's how I got ripped off by SnapNames/VeriSign: I knew a certain
> domain  name was expiring. It was registered with VeriSign and
> SnapNames has a  business relationship with VeriSign; in fact, I found
> SnapNames through a  link on the VeriSign site. So, I paid to have
> first dibs on the expiring  domain name. I had been duped into thinking
> that the business relationship  between VeriSign and SnapNames meant I
> had bought the first place in the  queue if the owner didn't renew.
> Well, the owner didn't renew, and I didn't  get the domain. A
> competitor to SnapNames scooped it up and sold it to  someone else.
> Clearly I was cheated. However, a careful reading of the  contractual
> terms reveals that SnapNames doesn't guarantee anything. Their
> relationship with VeriSign has no bearing on whether SnapNames has the
> inside track on anything. In fact, the competitors who scooped me, who
> apparently are a couple of guys running their company in their garage,
> offer  a far better deal than SnapNames does: "You only have to pay if
> we succeed  in getting the domain for you." SnapNames sucks. VeriSign
> sucks.--Antoinette  Powell
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