snagging a domain name

[Kurt Kessler]

there is a domain name that i would like to get.
unfortunately it was bought by a company back in 96.
searches have shown that it hasnt ever had a site up
as far as i know. its owned by a squatter it would
seem. but, they only want to sell you the "priviledge"
of having it so you can have an email address, or
subdomain. though from my searches, i havent found
that anyone is using it in any way. so is there a
LEGAL way to snag this up? the registration ends on
the 26th of this month. one thing that i see as a
potential problem, is i believe this company is also a
registrar. do i have any options? i have not contacted
them for fear of letting them know someone else is
interested. any advice would be great.

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