[Info-vax] OPENVMS Hobbiest domain name invalid

[seasoned_geek]

On Feb 9, 8:19 pm, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <5oCdnZi2D-p8uM7QnZ2dnUVZ_r6dn... at mchsi.com>, "John E. Malmberg" <wb8... at qsl.network> writes:
>
> >On 2/9/2011 5:06 PM, Cave Fatuis wrote:
> >> On Feb 8, 8:27 pm, moro... at world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> Did you ask Godaddy if they'll take your money to simply renew the domain
> >>> (without change of ownership or anything else) ?
>
> >> Yeah, no dice...
>
> >What Godaddy's web page indicates is that interested parties can place
> >bids on a domain for when the grace period ends and indicates that they
> >will sell it to the highest bidder.  That seems to be the only way to be
> >in the queue to pick it up.  I do not know how to tell if anyone else
> >has bid on a name.
>
> What a scam this domain name selling business has become.  Thank ICANN,
> pronounced I-CON because it's criminal.
>
> I've take to renewing my domain names for several years whenever one of
> the registrars offers special deals just because I fear a scenario such
> as this one now plaguing the openvmshobbyist domain.
>
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>
> All your spirit rack abuses, come to haunt you back by day.
> All your Byzantine excuses, given time, given you away.

Well, if you have an ethical ISP, not goDaddy, your registration is
automatically performed each time you pay your hosting fee.  There is
no separate process.  You should bid high, then move the site to
1and1.com or another ethical hosting company.