The sad part is they did nothing to help, even with all of my documentation. Receipts, calling while happening etc. I would have gladly sent the articles of incorporation for my company, receipt, screenshots etc to get my domain back and they wouldnt do it.

The fact of the matter is they just dont care, they get their money either way and this guy is going to keep doing it as he things he is invincible.

yupz, that kind of support sucks big time. Don't they find it odd that it's always the same guy people complain about?
I transferred my most important domains to another registrar this week.

What's another good domain registrar?

Registerfly.com ?

Right about now I am not sure who is a good registrar. All I know is that I changed all my passwords, changed registrars etc.

I have also been continuing to track this guy down and get more information on him.

Will let you know when I have more info but I think we are finally getting into where this guy lives, needless to say all the information on all the domains is bogus, but I think I am getting closer :)

Let me also just say that I beieve this guy to be the same person that stole domains from others on this board. Maybe he frequents this board? I believe he does.

Andy

Maybe he had a snapback on the domain.

My domain wasnt expired or anything, so there is no way he could have gotten it without flat out stealing it and transferring it away to his internal godaddy acct.

I noticed a few replies but i would like to add to ramsters question. Whats a good
domain registrar that has a proven track record on matters like this.

|waves|

It seems to me that the only way for someone to do this is to be able to log into your Hodaddy account, and to be able to recieve and respond to your email to authorize changes.

That's kind of a tough combination, and the only way I can think of to get access to all the passwords would be to get access to your pc.

Does this make sense, or am I missing something.

I'm not trying to be critical of ya Max. Just trying to get a handle on this thing. I think a "multiple email authorization" setup as mentioned earlier would work, or multiple passwords maybe.

I dont keep the information stored on my pc at all and I find it hard to believe he got access to my computer through dual firewalls, but if he did he is a genius.

I think he somehow got a list of godaddy accts or somehow was able to hack my godaddy acct that is all I can think of but im still stumped as to how he got my username for my godaddy acct its not something i use, so how he got the information is beyond me.

You and anyone else can be as critical as you wish, however the simple fact of the matter is that the domain was STOLEN from me and godaddy let it happen regardless of what proof I had.

As I stated before, I believe this guy is a visitor of this board, I am collecting information on him as I type this and will to continue to do so. It may take me some time to get this guy but I will get him and expose him.

It is not entirely godaddys fault, but they could have better security measures in place. To keep this from happening, like maybe a hidden email or secret password to transfer a domain.

My problem is with this guy Mark, Fred, Sergiy or whatever your real name is. I will find you and I do believe you read this message board.

I think what you guys are missing is that this was an internal godaddy transfer. He didnt transfer to another registrar which would spawn an email. If he did change my email in the admin he was polite enough to change it back. So I believe that when transferring from godaddy to godaddy there is no email sent because you are in the admin which they assume is authorization.

So if you transfer a domain from one godaddy account to another, there's no authorization email sent? That's bullshit.

You should be sent an email requesting authorization for any and all account changes. An email requesting a secret password, a secret handshake, a secret decoder ring, whatever it takes to make domains harder to steal.

Sounds like it would be just as effective to stand in your back yard and shout "I hereby lock my domains" as checking that box is.

Hell, why not have on option to make domains non-transferable, no matter what anyone does, including the owner.

Like I said he could have changed my email address for the transfer then changed it back, but who knows. GoDaddy wont tell me shit. There is even a place for listing acct changes and it doesnt showthe domain being sent. It should say something like "Domain transferred to acct...." but it has nothing.

What if this person worked/works at Godaddy?

Of course he'd need to be operating under an alias ....



(edited to clarify muddled thinking in my spontaneously typed hypothesis - I'd be a great detective)

... or a great conspiracy theorist :D

Did you get my mail I sent this week eman? :)

No mate - must have missed it amongst the 600+ messages I'm getting daily |angry|

Send me a PM |waves|

Surfn's domaindiscover.com suggestion isn't suitable as I would like to be able to make one off domain purchases without an initial $50 outlay each time (they want 2yr @ $25 for single new domain buys)

People keep mentioning directnic... has anyone had a problem there and found them helpful in resolving it?

This is making me very nervous |couch|

I'm considering transferring all my domains to Network Solutions...does anyone have opinions on them?

Thanks!

see this thread
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...&threadid=8286

25$ a year and a two year minimum??? :(


www.domainnamesystems.com - is a GREAT registar I have been using them for over 5 years and I don't think I have ever seen ANYTHING bad posted about them.


Good luck AcidMax
I Really hope you get your domains back.

That sucks. I hope you can get this straightened out Andy.

Thanks for the info, Opti

I am telling you guys...the best registrar I have found is directnic. As Cleo has said, their admin is the best you can find and I have never had a problem of anykind with them.

You get what you pay for.