A big story of 2019 was when a domain name registrar shut down without warning. What would you do if your domain name registrar suddenly disappeared? In 2019, domain name registrar Alpnames shut its doors without notice. ICANN subsequently ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top hits and clicks from March
· UncategorizedAlpnames, a nice domain sale, and Tim-Berners Lee were hot stories in March. March was a busy month at Domain Name Wire with about 140,000 page views. Here are the top stories from the past month ranked by pageviews: 1. ICANN shuts down ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Moniker to take over Alpnames domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCentralNic registrars will pick up 680,000 domain names. Three domain name registrars owned by CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) will take over the domain names from defunct domain name registrar AlpNames. All names will be managed through the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
How to get your domains out of Alpnames – Fast!
· Domain RegistrarsCustomers can access their account through LogicBoxes. Domain name registrar Alpnames has imploded, leaving hundreds of thousands of domain names temporarily stuck in purgatory. Thankfully, there is a solution for customers that want to access their ... Continue Reading20 Comments
ICANN shuts down Alpnames domain name registrar
· Domain RegistrarsICANN takes emergency action after Alpnames seemingly shutters. Domain name overseer ICANN has shut down registrar Alpnames after the registrar seemingly went dark. I received an email from a customer about a week ago complaining about not being ... Continue Reading25 Comments