Domain already in use???

[jimrich]

i have registered a domain name with Chris Maher a re-seller. meanwhile, i have found that somebody else is using the domain: www.rainbowsedgegallery.com! i am just building my website and am not published.
i contacted the rainbowsedgegallery.com site who said they have registered that name and they sent me to Enom where i found:
Organization Name:
First Name: IRENE
Last Name: RICHARDSON
Address 1: 17950 BURBANK BLVD.
Address 2: SUITE 21
City: ENCINO
StateProvince: CA
PostalCode: 91316-1673
Country: US
Phone: +1.8187573022
Fax:
EmailAddress: [email protected]
......THAT IS US!!! ......

.....they also suggested i contact Chris the re-seller about this. he has not responded to my emails so far.
before i put more effort into making my site - Rainbow's Edge Gallery, please offer me some suggestions about resolving the ownership of the domain name and what to expect if two or more of us are using it on the web.
thanks,
jim

 

[duceman]

Simple.

The Who-is shows that you are the owner. Just go to your Enom account and change the DNS to point where ever you want.

Right now it isn't in use it is just a "parked page". Anytime a domain is regged the registrar automaticly puts it on a parked page.

 

[jimrich]

domain conflict?

thanks duce
what happens if we go live and there are 2 rainbowsedgegallery.com (s)? is that a problem for us since the one that's there now claims to have the name registered?

we have a lot to learn in setting up our site.......
thanks,
jim

 

[Peter]

only 1 rainbowsedgegallery.com can ever exist. you as the registrant control which server hosts the site (by changing the nameservers).

If they are in fact using the domain name they have no control over it as it is in your name (presumably you are correct in saying it is). The fact they have the domain setup on a server means nothing. I could set up the domain name on my server but without means to change the nameservers I have no way to point the domain name to that account.

I would suggest you find out why they beleive they have the domain. It might be that they forgot to renew it or it may not have been the resellers to sell (maybe he was looking after it) or even worse it is possibly a stolen domain (but not likely)

If you can understand the reason they beleive they have the domain then it may help in future.

 

[GoPC]

Check for a redirect in the meantime... perhaps one is simply pointing to another. Could be the case if you bought the domain from another owner... the DNS may still be pointed alsewhere.

I had a parked domain that I sold that almost a year went by before the owner finally got around to changing the DNS off my parked site!!!

It happens... it might be the case with your domain. I don't know.

In the words of the Highlander, "there can be only one".

GoPC

 

[verbster]

Did you register it on July 25, 2006 like the whois shows? I see the whois shows Maher as providing the reg service (to the current owner listed, too) ...maybe he made a mistake?

Also, though it's a long shot, carefully check the spelling of the domain you registered...I've made that mistake once or twice.

 

[duskdawn]

It is a default parking page for me.
You need to upload your site to use your domain.

 

[Jo]

It is a default parking page for me.
You need to upload your site to use your domain.

This is the point. He thought someone was using his domain when it is just a parking page put up by the registrar.

NO one is trying to use your domain.

You need to change the domain name servers to your hosting providers and upload all your files: index.html and images etc.