CM.com was deleted this year, but is unavailable for registration.
If you pop on over to DomainTools and type in the domain name CM.com, you might be surprised to see that it is not registered:
But when you visit your domain name registrar, you’ll find out the domain isn’t available for registration.
Despite being registered from 1997 until at least the middle of 2013, CM.com has been sent to purgatory.
The domain name was apparently deleted by the registrar this year. The domain was renewed through 2020, but the registrar put a nameserver of NS1.SPAMSHUTDOWN.COM on the domain, which leads me to believe the registrar put the kibosh on the domain.
So why can’t someone else step in and register the domain now? I reached out to .com registry Verisign, which referred me to Appendix 6 of the 2012 registry agreement the company signed with ICANN.
Appendix 6 states that “all two-character labels must be reserved from initial (non-renewal) registration.”
This means that owners of two character domains are free to continue using them (or transfer them). But if one isn’t already registered, then it can’t be registered.
That’s the case with CM.com. It went from being registered to not being registered, making any new registration effectively an initial registration.
The fate of CM.com is a rare occurrence. If someone actually decided to not renew their valuable two letter .com domain name, most registrars would send the domain to auction and do a direct transfer of the domain before it expired.
Domenclature.com says
I really do appreciate this information.
However, how can ICANN be serious about the Appendix 6 if Registrars are allowed to sell aftermarket, and so many other advantages? If they want to solve all the ills that befall the domain name space, it’s simple: ban Registrars from selling aftermarket names, period.
michael berkens says
This already happened a while back with Tv.org
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/09/04/killer-domain-tv-org-dropping-tomorrow-bsf-com-in-auction-already/
jon says
If I dont sell Flights.cm this year, I am considering letting it drop despite
the great traffic and 30k appraisal. Its not that unthinkable really to let
com.cm drop if its not making money.
also the guy could of died or something or maybe had his money
invested in TEPCO lol
Domenclature.com says
This is also a contradiction to the UDRP process which determines that Alphabets and/or Numbers.COM belongs, via Trademarks of Alphabets and/or Numbers without the .COM, belongs to the trademark holders of the later; tell me, if some owns CM.com by virtue of their trademark of CM, how can ICANN reposes it? If a Registrant/Respondent could lose CM.com to a Claimant in a UDRP process, how can ICANN be immune from same infringement?
Beerbauch says
IIRC, CM.COM was owned by Toho (Satoshi), a rather known domainer from Japan. He owns several LL domains, including UM.COM, BB.NET, etc. Really curious what happened… The domain had ns1.spamshutdown.com and ns2.spamshutdown.com set as name servers since at least middle of 2012, so I’m quite sure the deletion wasn’t spam related.
Andrew Allemann says
Yeah, that’s the owner. Does anyone know him?
jz says
i’m surprised the registry didn’t keep it for themselves. it would of been better than having it just be deleted.
Andrew Allemann says
I assume you mean registrar. It is curious.
Dave Z says
If the registrar kept cm.com in spite of it possibly violating the former’s contract, then others would likely see that and raise a ruckus. Of course, that depends how the registrar’s contract was worded.
Satoshi says
Hi all. I am Satoshi real owner of CM.com. I am still alive :)This problem Dotster.com (Registrar) deleted my CM.com without any notification to me. Still discuss with them. But they did not do and not helpful. CM.com has been renewed until 2020. This is quite big problem for all domainers. Why CM.com targeted? This domain is my best domain(Highest value), I owned. If your best domain has been deleted your registrar without any notification, how to do?
Jon says
Glad you are alive Satoshi! lol Keep trying and im sure you will be able to work it out with Dotster. Once you do, maybe you should consider transferring to E-nom for your .cm. they are the best .cm registry in my opinion and have
good customer service. com.cm is a great domain btw 😉
Best of luck to you!
Andrew Allemann says
The domain is CM.com…
Jon says
I see everything as a typo lately .. my bad! cm.com is even better.
damn, that would really suck. That would be worth hundreds of
thousands, maybe more.
Please keep us informed Satoshi, your more likely to resolve the
issue because it is a .com. Surely they wouldnt dispute that you
renewed it.
Jon says
wow .. if you have to own your own registry just to be secure in the domain business, we are all in alot of trouble! although i suppose if one can
afford it why not.
Andrea Paladini says
UPDATE on the CM.com case.
Suddenly, today, the domain looked registered to CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC. , which probably is representing someone else …
What happened here? why the domain was suddenly released to the market? to whom?
Any clue about what could have happened here?
Below you can see the current WHOIS:
Domain Name: cm.com
Registry Domain ID: 1896346390_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.corporatedomains.com
Registrar URL: http://www.cscprotectsbrands.com
Updated Date: 2015-01-16T20:32:42Z
Creation Date: 2015-01-16T19:52:55Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2016-01-16T19:52:55Z
Registrar: CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 299
Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.8887802723
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Domain Registrar
Registrant Organization: Corporation Service Company
Registrant Street: 2711 Centerville Road
Registrant City: Wilmington
Registrant State/Province: DE
Registrant Postal Code: 19808
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.3026365400
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.3026365454
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email:
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Domain Registrar
Admin Organization: Corporation Service Company
Admin Street: 2711 Centerville Road
Admin City: Wilmington
Admin State/Province: DE
Admin Postal Code: 19808
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: +1.3026365400
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +1.3026365454
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email:
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Domain Registrar
Tech Organization: Corporation Service Company
Tech Street: 2711 Centerville Road
Tech City: Wilmington
Tech State/Province: DE
Tech Postal Code: 19808
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: +1.3026365400
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.3026365454
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email:
Name Server: ns1.dnslink.com
Name Server: ns2.dnslink.com
DNSSEC:
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
Andrew Allemann says
I’ve reached out to Verisign for comment. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
DaveZ says
Yup, that’s what Satoshi has to do: contact Dotster. The nameserver alone suggests cm.com was nuked due to (alleged) spamming.
Hope the issue somehow gets resolved.
Russ says
1. Why didn’t you go after Dotster while the domain was still in RGP?
2. Become your own registrar, its worth it.
Doug Mehus (@dmehus) says
That makes sense, since it’s a two-character registration. I’m surprised the initial registrant let it expire. Had it not “expired”, it wouldn’t have triggered that close in the Registry Operator’s agreement with ICANN. 🙂
Cheers,
Doug
Jon says
Satoshi said it WAS actually renewed, so Im guessing there is more
to this story. Maybe it was a registry mistake or the domain might of
been suspended for abuse violations but I think thats unlikely.
tim says
Or if you have a premium domain keep it at a premium registrar. For what it’s worth my story is I registered oo.com with Network Solutions in 1994 because at the time they were the only way to register. At first it cost $50 per year and eventually $35. However during the 17 years I had it NetSol saved my butt many times. Once a local ISP tried to transfer it into their name as a ‘service’ to me and even tho they were able to swipe it for a few days (they literally intercepted and answered the verification emails) a phone call to NetSol and submitting some documentation got it corrected. Once that happened every time anything remotely suspicious would happen they would get in touch. Several times people would submit a change of authority complete with faxed ID etc but NetSol always made a point to call and talk personally. Sure you can’t keep every domain there but on the other hand $35 a year is a small price to pay to protect something as valuable as cm.com.
Michel says
Satoshi, I’m glad you’re back!
Bashar Al-Abdulhadi says
So what was the end story of cm.com? Seems registered on 2015 at godaddy?
Bashar Al-Abdulhadi says
My bad didn’t notice middle reply
So Satoshi lost his domain forever?