snagging a domain name

[Mick Ohrberg]

Sadly to say - I don't think there is...is there? I mean, I have been wanting to get MY hands on a 
certain domain as well, and the person who sits on it has had it for three years now, claiming to 
want to 'set it up for a family business'. A while back, at least you got to a domain parking 
space, but now you get a 'Host not found'. I don't think there's anything you can do, and of COURSE 
there will be people out there holding on to their domains, just BECAUSE they know someone else 
wants them. 

Makes me mad. Dagnabbit.

If anyone knows of a way to do this, I am interested as well.

	/Mick

| -----Original Message-----
| From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
| [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Kurt Kessler
| Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 5:17 PM
| To: kclug at kclug.org
| Subject: snagging a domain name
| 
| 
| 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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