Best name catcher?

[ZuraX]

Which place is the best at grabbing domains when they drop?
I have 5 at RegisterFly that I would like to try and grab when they expire since I can not transfer them out or renew them.

 

[DotWeekly]

If you really want them, backorder them at SnapNames.com Pool.com and eNom.com . Then you cover it all.

This is just a sad, sad story. You have to backorder domains that you already own.

 

[dongan]

snapnames.com is a nice catcher

 

[fonzie_007]

Word has it the registry have agreed to keep all domains at RF to get the registrants the chance to renew them. See here: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02mar07.htm

 

[The Stealthy One]

So does anyone expect RegisterFly to survive this mess? I was thinking of using them as a registrar a few months ago, and I am oh so glad I did not!

 

[tricolorro]

Which place is the best at grabbing domains when they drop?
I have 5 at RegisterFly that I would like to try and grab when they expire since I can not transfer them out or renew them.

Hi,

By all means use Name Catchers but there is some hope ICAAN will not allow our domains at RegisterFly to drop.

You can read about that here:
http://blog.domaintools.com/2007/03/icann-update-on-registerfly/

Here's the real important part:
"ICANN today convened a telephone conference among those needed to implement a plan that will help cease unintended deletions. The participants were registries holding RegisterFly names: Afilias (.info), Neustar (.biz), VeriSign (.com, .net), RegisterFly backend services provider Tucows and eNom (for which RegisterFly was a reseller) as well as representatives of RegisterFly. The Registries involved have agreed to move any RegisterFly names in Redemption Grace Period status into Server-Delete-Prohibited status. This will prevent them from being deleted from the registry and becoming available for re-registration by others. ICANN commends and encourages this example of cooperation to protect registrant data."

Also although I have hundreds of domains at GoDaddy and am quickly becoming disenchanted with them and you probably know why GoDaddy is offering a discounted rate to transfer your RegFly domains to them.

But that's not the important part. On Bob Parson's blog he says:
"Go Daddy will help customers who have their transfers denied.
Since Registerfly's servers may be largely inaccessible, most, if not
all, transfer requests could be denied.

Go Daddy will keep track of these transfer denials and will then petition ICANN and the registries on behalf of all customers who have had denied transfers. Eventually we will get them approved."

See here:
http://www.bobparsons.com/RegisterflyScandal.html

You may want to transfer your domains to GoDaddy as an additional
measure to protect your domains.

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/transfers/registerfly.asp

Patrick