Back in the Day asked:


Last year, January 25, I created a website. Keep in mind, I’m not that educated with this sort of thing, and I just have been trying my best to learn as I go. I went with JustHost.com, and they were a nightmare. I tried to cancel my account, and they wouldn’t let me. I’ll spare you the details, but after 2 months of fighting with them, I contacted a guy who builds & maintains websites for people & businesses for a living. Even he thought it was absolutely ridiculous, the way JustHost was doing business. Anyway, I had to just cancel that particular card that JustHost was charging, so THEY would cancel ME for non-payment. That worked. Well, my website expired Jan 25th, & apparently I am under a “grace period” of some sort. I have no idea how to renew my domain name! I can’t login, because my user name & password was canceled by JustHost when I canceled that card. So I’m totally at a loss as to how I can renew it. I tried calling JustHost, but after a little over an hour of being placed on hold, and having NEVER talked to a live person, I hung up…this was all too familiar from last year, anyway, I have NEVER talked to a live person at JustHost. So …anyone have any bright ideas?

Mercury 2010 asked:

so I cheked on whois and found the domain I wanted was to expire on may the 3rd.

does that mean may 3rd I can purchases the domain name?

i THINK it also says on there somewhere it is registered and parked.

what does this “parked” mean?

I want it. does it look like I can get it?
I can’t tell its a secret
I wish I could explain, but it seems my entire life is dependent on obtaining it for this moment.

pitch asked:

My old hosting and domain registration just expired a couple of weeks ago. I want to get a new host as the old one *****. However, when I check my old domain name with the new hosting it says that the domain name is registered under the old host even though it actually ends a couple of weeks ago. So, I’m not sure what to do as the new host wouldn’t let me register this domain name and when i log on to my old host it tells me that I have no domain name.

Thank you.
hi again

oh actually i mean my domain is also expired (i signed up for 1 yr the same as my hosting). I just have no clue how i can re-register because it should already expired but for some reason it is still under my old hosting.

I was actually using Godaddy and i wasn’t satisfied with it -_-. I think their website is like a maze
I could still logon to Godaddy (my ex hosting) but it tells me that I have no domain. :S

Tom F asked:

Okay so it was fine, one of those crash reports came up of asdg.exe or something, after that the internet kept saying
“Address Not Found

en-gb.start2.mozilla.com could not be found. Please check the name and try again.

The browser could not find the host server for the provided address.

* Did you make a mistake when typing the domain? (e.g. “ww.mozilla.org” instead of

“www.mozilla.org”)

* Are you certain this domain address exists? Its registration may have expired.

* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check your network connection and DNS server settings.

* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.”

Now it takes ages to load up, and about 5 minutes in firefox crashes and then forever says the message from above…

I dont think i have a virus cus i used to to look at bt homepage this morning, and now its playing up…

I know my internet is fine because my msn and online games work :/

Any help?

BeiYin *The People Whisperer* asked:

I was adviced from Registerfly that my domain name falconblanco.com would expire and that I should renew by paying and move the domain to Registerfly. I paid and received payment confirmation and instuctions:
1) – Go to https://registerfly.com/whois/ and do a whois lookup on your name to the current registrar. Go to their website and request the AUTHORIZATION code of the domain name and ensure the name is unlocked. If the name is with ENOM.COM, request the login info of your account.
2) – Once you have the code, go to https://registerfly.com/transfer/status.php enter the code in the box next to the domain name and select the process button, next to it.
3) – You may receive an email from the losing registrar and also from US to approve the transfer once it is approved, it may take 1-2 business days for the name to transfer from the prior company to us.
I did all that. The problem is that at ENOM.COM my domain does not show, I can’t get the authorisation code. I’m stuck!
I tried for days and now my Web site doesn’t show up and also I can’t receive email. From the helpdesk of my host lunarpages I got the same instruction and it doesn’t work because at http://enom.com my domain doesn’t show up and there seems to be no way to connect with a person. I wrote several email, but without response.
I feel impotent and don’t know what to do. It is like asking for a working permission and they tell you that you can only get this if you are resident, but you only get the residence if you have working permission. I am desperate. Please help me. What can I do?
At Enom my domain doesn’t show up, I really tried every thing after loging in.
I went to eNom and did what you wrote. Loged in and searched for falconblanco.com and there was nothing found. I am sure I didn’t make any mistake. I will phone tomorrow morning, now it is too late.
I called eNOM and was surprised that I could talk with an operator, he seemed to be professional and was nice and calm, so that felt good and calmed down my esperation, beside he gave me detailed instruction what to do. Pretty complicate indeed but somehow I see clear now. Thank you both for your advice, I appreciate this ‘answers’ more and more…

Melissa T asked:

I want to purcahse a domain name but it is already in use. There is nothing on the website though. It re directs you to some other site so techinally, you can’t even pull up the domain I want to buy. The website it re-directs you too, also has nothing on it.

I checked under WhoIs but it’s registered privately under www.domainsbyproxy.com. So I can’t get any contact information.

The website it brings you too hasn’t been updated since 2007 same with the website I am interested in buying.

I found out it will expire in Jan 2009. How can I go about getting it?

Also.. I found this on it’s registered host godaddy.com . Not sure what it means..

Registry Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Status: clientRenewProhibited
Registry Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Status: clientUpdateProhibited

Paul asked:

I really want a particular domain name. It is previously registered, but the the registration expires in November. It was a two year registration and it is not an actual site, it’s parked. So I think the registrar owns it. It has a private registration but seems like these guys do that.

Anyway, should I wait until the expiration date and try to buy it then or try to contact the owner? I don’t want to use a broker seems like a waste of money. They also offer a “back order” option too sounds like BS. Is it likely that the registrar would just let the registration expire or would they be evil and snatch it up again?

I have the exact same domain except its dot net not dot com. Thoughts?
Good advice. I’m going to sit on this one for a while. No deal!

BereaGirl asked:

I got a domain name and hosting from yahoo. I cancelled the hosting. I heard from several ppl it’s next to impossible to get your domain name transferred from yahoo. I don’t have the time to waste a lot of time trying to get what I paid for out of yahoo’s clutches. The domain is set to expire next month anyway. How can I get it to where I have all my other domains? I don’t want someone else to get it. Can I renew it on the same day it expires? What’s the easiest way I can get it back?

Gentry asked:

Hi. So most .com names that are about to expire can be purchased through places like snapnames. But where do I go to purchase a .dk domain (Denmark) that is about to drop ? Is there even such a service available for .dk domains ?
Att. Sibbi S. Unfortunately that company aren’t offering domain drop service. Just domain registration.
I thank you for your effort anyway !

Gina asked:

The .com domain I want is currently taken. I found that it doesn’t expire for another year… I need a website in the meantime.

The domain is available with a .net extension… So my question is, in your opinion, would it be more effective to get a.net domain or a similar .com with an added word?

Example: www.johnsmith.net OR www.justjohnsmith.com

Thanks in advance for expert opinions!!