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eNom Whois Trouble Due To Registry Operator

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:14:18 +0000

When I called eNom, their tech support rep tried to tell me it was a problem with the registry operator and how they display their data. Not as bad as the GoDaddy rep who told me I needed to pay for an upgraded “business listing” in order to update my whois record the day before.

eNom Whois Trouble

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:11:35 +0000

I’m in the process of updating the whois on a lot of domains and noticed that eNom seems to be removing spaces from whois contact info. I’m guessing this is just a temporary bug in their system because domains that have not been updated recently are still showing normal-spaced whois info. Time to contact eNom support and see how long it will take them to escalate to a developer.

More Brand Protection

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:05:46 +0000

Another brand protection company has completed registrar registration. With the large amount of trademark infringement in the domain space, it’s surprising there aren’t more brand protection companies filing to be registras.
Netenforcers

Fabulous Plus Launches

admin — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:00:45 +0000

Fabulous has gone public with the final release of Fabulous+ putting numbers to the madness: 15 templates and over 4000 images. The new interface for previews is the coolest part, and encourages viewing multiple designs.
Fabulous Plus launch

Registrars Who Buy Domains

admin — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:56:47 +0000

How comfortable would you be knowing that your webhosting company wants your website? I would think them savvy and smart, but I wouldn’t think that they were really looking out for my website’s best interest. The domain space is so sketchy that webhosting companies should be on their best behavior. There is only so much room for Direcnic’s and RegisterFly’s.
“DOMAINS FOR SALE? WE’RE INTERESTED.”

eNom Website Confusion

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:49:11 +0000

How does eNom have over 8 million domain names? They don’t even have a system for retreiving a lost username. You can’t even open a support request online, because that requires a username too. The only option is a phonecall with 20 minute hold times. Are they stuck in 1998 deliberately?
eNom sucks

RegisterFly Saga Continues

admin — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:44:28 +0000

No updates since Friday on the RegisterFly registrar disaster when they reported new problems with the old owner hacking their website and systems. Can it only get better from here?
www.RegisterFlies.com

RegisterFly disaster

admin — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:43:34 +0000

The RegisterFly disaster is getting better and worse at the same time. Their management team has finally stepped up but so has ICANN. The new CEO has mortgaged his house to fix the problems, whils ICANN is threatening to revoke their certification as a registrar. This all started when RegisterFly illegally transferred their customer domains from eNom to themselves. Now the old CEO is ousted and sites likeRegisterFlies are making sure the customers are not forgotten.
With RegisterFly in Chaos, ICANN Threatens Action

1and1 Doesn’t Support IDNs

admin — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:11:27 +0000

1and1 is pissing me because they do not support Internationalized Domain Names, and becuase their tech support is frustratingly slow and stupid. However, they still offer $5.99 domain registrations which still makes it worth it.
www.1and1.com*

Dotster PR Service

admin — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:04:25 +0000

Dotster just launched a new consulting service called MyPR offering consulting on a variety of topics including blogs, podcasts, and press releases. Their prices are high, and perhaps not appropriately targeted for the majority of Dotster customers.