Registry for .info takes back domains mistakenly dropped.
.Info registry Afilias accidentally deleted some of the domain names that were in the redemption grace period this past weekend. Some of the domains were snapped up by new registrants and from backorders, but those people had the domains rescinded.
Afilias released the following statement to Domain Name Wire:
“This weekend a limited number of names were inadvertantly released from RGP. Afilias has rescinded any names incorrectly registered as a result of this in accordance with its RRA. Those names will reenter RGP and be available for reclaim or registration following the normal RGP process.”
A Domain Name Wire reader tipped me off to the problem after he received a disturbing e-mail from Wild West Domains customer service:
Dear Registrant:
Following this weekend’s maintenance, an error in new code introduced to
the registry afflicted a limited impact on the registry related to names in
the Redemption Grace Period. The .INFO registry is functional however, and
you are able to register new names normally.A number of .INFO domains were released incorrectly. Our
records indicate that you have registered one or more of these names.———-.INFO
If you have any questions or concerns please email or call support.
While unfortunate for those that snapped up the mistakenly dropped domains, .info did what it had to given the circumstances. I haven’t heard of instances like this when a domain was dropped by the registry and then taken back, but feel free to comment if you know of anything.
This is great business ethics. Even if the names are not renewed by the current owners. Afilias publicly admitted their mistake and immediately corrected it. This is the way smart business should be done, if a mistake occurs that may have reprocussions in an industry. For those who won the expired domains, I am sure they understand.
Would be nice if we saw more of this. Such as Tucows auctions they listed and sold, then pulled back.
“Those names will reenter RGP and be available for reclaim or registration following the normal RGP process.”
Nope. Still inactive on mine.
Evilly speaking, I wonder if VeriSign would’ve done what Afilias did if something like that happened. *knock on wood*
How this happened? “This weekend a limited number of names were inadvertantly released from RGP” human mistake or …