Catch wanted 15th January 2014

[DaveP]

And so the race begins..!!!!!! Who will be there a nanosecond of it dropping? Place your bets now!!

 

[Rob_F]

So what's the domain?

popcorn

- Rob

 

[grantw]

There is something not straight about Nominet's records of the pop+corn.co.uk domain name, as it wasn't a Pre-Nom up to 6 years ago, but now it is.

You're right, the reg date is October 1996 but the pre-nom status should be for domains registered before August. There seems to be quite a few domains in the same state.

Grant

 

[anthony]

You're right, the reg date is October 1996 but the pre-nom status should be for domains registered before August. There seems to be quite a few domains in the same state.

Grant

I've just sent an email to Nominet to raise the issue, as I think it's actually a worrying matter that their Whois records are seemingly suffering from arbitrary modifications which simply shouldn't be happening.

 

[Skinner]

On the assumption they stuck to 2 yr renewals, to expire in 2013 wouldn't that make it a 1995 reg rather than 1996 ?

I haven't looked at the dac output but given its been said pre-nom dates are unknown the dac return could be wrong ?

 

[anthony]

On the assumption they stuck to 2 yr renewals, to expire in 2013 wouldn't that make it a 1995 reg rather than 1996 ?...

Originally the Whois said it was registered on 15 October 1996!

 

[ian]

Anyone fancy explaining what you guys are talking about, pre-nom?

 

[monaghan]

Anyone fancy explaining what you guys are talking about, pre-nom?

Pre-Nominet...

A very brief and probably not 100% accurate history - the UK domain space management was done more or less by a few academics in spare time, the domain space grew too large to manage so a not for profit company was setup to manage it - Nominet.

Domains registered before Nominet came into existence are lovingly referred to as pre-nom, these may or may not behave the same as other domains depending on the history of the individual domain.

 

[ian]

Thanks for that. In what way may they not behave the same? Don't want to end up finding it at auction to buying a dud!

 

[ratboy]

I remember a time when 10 of names at this level were dropping daily.

Ahhh the memories...

 

[DaveP]

I remember a time when 10 of names at this level were dropping daily.

Ahhh the memories...

Wish I was around then!

 

[anthony]

Don't forget the 92 versus 99 day drop groups they caused.

 

[monaghan]

Thanks for that. In what way may they not behave the same? Don't want to end up finding it at auction to buying a dud!

It's just the admin processes at Nominet that are different for pre-nom's, when it drops and is re-registered it will be just the same as any other domain. The main difference is that a pre-nom may not drop as expected, some do and some don't

 

[ratboy]

I remember when someone hand registered a name similar to this that had fallen under everyones radar

Just luck, and not had anything like that since :cry:

 

[ian]

Nice, double winner!

 

[ratboy]

Bit of a bitter sweet experience as well

For those that don't know, Ratboy registered lyrics.co.uk which had dropped under everyone's noses. He sold it for, was it £6k? but the lads that bought it came back to tell us they'd flipped it for over £80k!

7 and 45 actually, but still.

 

[Retired_Member42]

Still not dropped. I'm firing up my catcher for this one. £500 of pre-bids.

 

[DaveP]

Still not dropped. I'm firing up my catcher for this one. £500 of pre-bids.

I wouldn't put this on DL personally. IMO this is worth much more to the right buyer unless I'm crazy.

 

[Retired_Member42]

Well when I catch it, we can talk.

 

[PoshTiger]

Wasn't eme.co.uk also with the same company?

That dropped so this probably will do..