Re: Domain Glommers

John A. <no.john (AT) spammers (DOT) virg.iniaqu.ilter.allowed.com> wrote:

Hey folks.

We just got a call from a domain registrar in the UK telling us some
guy here in Virginia is wanting to register the .biz, .info, & .net
versions of our domain.

Any idea what we should do, if anything?

I would't do a thing about it. It might even be an attempt to make some
money by scaring you and forcing you to buy them.

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John Bokma wrote:

John A. <no.john (AT) spammers (DOT) virg.iniaqu.ilter.allowed.com> wrote:



Any idea what we should do, if anything?


I would't do a thing about it. It might even be an attempt to make some
money by scaring you and forcing you to buy them.

Exactly what I thought as well. I had a registrar phone me years ago
telling me that all other versions of my name were being bought and did
I want to buy them all now. I said no, and no one ever registered any of
them.
I haven't heard of that being tried for a long time.

Jez.

Jez wrote:

John Bokma wrote:
John A. <no.john (AT) spammers (DOT) virg.iniaqu.ilter.allowed.com> wrote:



Any idea what we should do, if anything?


I would't do a thing about it. It might even be an attempt to make some
money by scaring you and forcing you to buy them.


Exactly what I thought as well. I had a registrar phone me years ago
telling me that all other versions of my name were being bought and did
I want to buy them all now. I said no, and no one ever registered any of
them.
I haven't heard of that being tried for a long time.

Jez.

it took us 6 months to register the -s version of our domain name to
cater for typos we now own

www.newmediadesigns.co.uk
www.newmediadesign.co.uk

....NICE!

Mark

John Bokma wrote:

I would't do a thing about it. It might even be an attempt to make some
money by scaring you and forcing you to buy them.

That was my first thought also.

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Jez <j.ez (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote:

John Bokma wrote:
John A. <no.john (AT) spammers (DOT) virg.iniaqu.ilter.allowed.com> wrote:



Any idea what we should do, if anything?


I would't do a thing about it. It might even be an attempt to make some
money by scaring you and forcing you to buy them.


Exactly what I thought as well. I had a registrar phone me years ago
telling me that all other versions of my name were being bought and did
I want to buy them all now. I said no, and no one ever registered any of
them.
I haven't heard of that being tried for a long time.

So didn't they I guess, and then it means the time is right :-D

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John Bokma wrote:

Jez <j.ez (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote:



John Bokma wrote:

John A. <no.john (AT) spammers (DOT) virg.iniaqu.ilter.allowed.com> wrote:


Any idea what we should do, if anything?


I would't do a thing about it. It might even be an attempt to make some
money by scaring you and forcing you to buy them.


Exactly what I thought as well. I had a registrar phone me years ago
telling me that all other versions of my name were being bought and did
I want to buy them all now. I said no, and no one ever registered any of
them.
I haven't heard of that being tried for a long time.


So didn't they I guess, and then it means the time is right :-D

Not quite right as it didn't work in this instance!

Jez <j.ez (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote:

John Bokma wrote:
Jez <j.ez (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote:



John Bokma wrote:

John A. <no.john (AT) spammers (DOT) virg.iniaqu.ilter.allowed.com> wrote:


Any idea what we should do, if anything?


I would't do a thing about it. It might even be an attempt to make
some money by scaring you and forcing you to buy them.


Exactly what I thought as well. I had a registrar phone me years ago
telling me that all other versions of my name were being bought and
did I want to buy them all now. I said no, and no one ever registered
any of them.
I haven't heard of that being tried for a long time.


So didn't they I guess, and then it means the time is right :-D


Not quite right as it didn't work in this instance!

"In any case, we decided to err on the side of protecting our trademark
and registered the additional domains via our regular registrar."
^^^^^^^^^^

so, it's a kind of 50/50 no?

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John Bokma wrote:

Jez <j.ez (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote:



John Bokma wrote:

Jez <j.ez (AT) virgin (DOT) net> wrote:



John Bokma wrote:


John A. <no.john (AT) spammers (DOT) virg.iniaqu.ilter.allowed.com> wrote:


Any idea what we should do, if anything?


I would't do a thing about it. It might even be an attempt to make
some money by scaring you and forcing you to buy them.


Exactly what I thought as well. I had a registrar phone me years ago
telling me that all other versions of my name were being bought and
did I want to buy them all now. I said no, and no one ever registered
any of them.
I haven't heard of that being tried for a long time.


So didn't they I guess, and then it means the time is right :-D


Not quite right as it didn't work in this instance!


"In any case, we decided to err on the side of protecting our trademark
and registered the additional domains via our regular registrar."
^^^^^^^^^^

so, it's a kind of 50/50 no?

Ok, I will give you that :-D