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[Metzner]

There was some problems at register afilias.info
Yesterday I has registered domains via Godaddy, now i can see they in My domains, but whoiz says:
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Domain ID D26505669-LRMS
Domain Name:****.INFO
Created On:30-Sep-2008 05:22:48 UTC
Expiration Date:30-Sep-2009 05:22:48 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Afilias Limited (R474-LRMS)
Status:INACTIVE

 

[L@@K]

Yes, same for me
the whois say:
Status:INACTIVE
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant Name:Afilias Limited -- temporary holding
Registrant Organization:Afilias Ltd.

never seen that before; what happens please?

 

[Tribulatio]

I had not realized there was already a thread on that issue, exactly same problem for me - I have just posted a description in the .INFO thread, I copy it below - to some extent, I would say it brings comfort to hear one is not the only one. Do as I did, write both to Afilias and to your registrar. Good luck to all of us!

Problems with registering expired .INFO names these days...
I am a big supporter of .INFO, have had a few dozens .INFO names since the TLD was launched a few years ago. Never any problem with an .INFO registration until last week - and a short Google search revealed that I am not the only one, so I think this is the proper thread where to mention it.

On Sept. 28, I registered an .INFO name which, I later realized, had just expired (it had been with somebody owning thousands of domains, who apparently just let it expire - it is NOT a top domain name, just one of interest to me in a specialized field in which I have already a few other names. Important precision: I did not get it through Snapname or anything like that - I just registered it very normally through Namecheap.

I got the domain without any problem, set the DNS to a temporary content, and the domain was online after a a few hours. My name was in the Whois, as well as my DNS (I check always), everything was fine.

Suddenly today, by chance, as I want to check the page, there is nothing online, no way to access the domain. I check my NameCheap admin interface: the DNS are properly set, but I have no longer access to them for any change.

I then go to the Afilias website, check the Whois and... what a surprise! My name is no longer there! Registration date is no longer Sept. 28, but Sept. 30. And the domain is blocked by Afilias, with the mention "temporary holding".

Hard to understand, isn't it? Of course, I have immediately written to Afilias, also got in touch with my registrar. And then did a small Google search, which allowed me to discover very soon that I am not the only one having the same problem right now. Visit the following thread:
http://www.DNF/f557/godaddy...ead-326664.html

I had received no notice from Afilias, my registrar had not been notified. Quite shocksing way of acting! Justr an advice: in case your registered a domain name (especially one just expired) those past few days, check if it is still your own! And let people on other domaine name forums with .INFO threads know about the problem.

Well, I have still good hope that it is a registry glitch, and that the domain will be back to me in a few days.