Limit.com/ Something not right

[gemstar]

JBChappell was the owner of Limit.com apparently he had passed away several years back and this domain was just a page showing a 404?.The domain kept renewing every year so it did not drop.
I contacted the hosting company and they also tried to inquirer about this domain as it was not in use for years as well as I had and I also contacted some people involved in his site from the wayback archive.

Well lo and behold! All of a sudden there is a registration of Chappellbrown.com (new) this month which is private with Netsol and The contact email is changed from [email protected] to [email protected]
Why would Chappellbrown reg a domain in his name if he passed away?
He was a Math tech and his site was dedicated to match and science.

Now the landing page is Netsol parking page.
Very suspicious indeed.

 

[gemstar]

Sure Jd. Whatever. You know your stuff.:tu:

 

[Ms Domainer]

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I like a good mystery, and this case seems to qualify. Also, my hackles are raised when I sniff something rotten in Denmark. And this really stinks.

I have no interest in the domain itself, but I also know that Netsol doesn't have the cleanest rep out there.

More than that, if the domain has been stolen, whether by Netsol or a hacker, we should all be outraged and do what we can to help make a wrong right.

After all, Halvarez (remember him?) was unmasked because some domainers dared to question and to snoop around.

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[cache]

is this really true?

I have seen Netsol quietly repossessing valuable domain names that were not renewed. Never made it to the auctions.

 

[Keith]

I have seen Netsol quietly repossessing valuable domain names that were not renewed. Never made it to the auctions.

I can tell you from experience that other registrars do the same thing. I contacted one registrar in regards to mobilizer.com because it was in redemption. The whois only listed contact info for the registrar so I asked them to contact the owner so I could propose an offer. The next thing I know...the email contact at the holding registrar owned the name. He said they had a right to any names being dropped by their clients. Needless to say I was extremely pissed off!

The owner at the time of my inquiry was Volvo.de...

 

[DotWeekly]

Since it sounds like the admin contact was an aol email address (likely free account), after no use for a set period of time, the email address likely became "available".

Since I tracked a domain that seemed fishy to me, I discovered what could be done to hijack a domain similar to what you are talking about via NetSol. Network Solutions Security Hole Allows Domain Hijack DotWeekly.com Domain Name Blog

This was likely the case.

 

[gemstar]

Since it sounds like the admin contact was an aol email address (likely free account), after no use for a set period of time, the email address likely became "available".

Since I tracked a domain that seemed fishy to me, I discovered what could be done to hijack a domain similar to what you are talking about via NetSol. Network Solutions Security Hole Allows Domain Hijack DotWeekly.com Domain Name Blog

This was likely the case.

Actually Aol accounts (email) Never become avail as per Aol.For security reasons.
The only thing I can think of is it was hacked or the email was changed via fax with forged docs

 

[gemstar]

New contact info.

Registrant:
Rahimov, Shavkat
Limit Dot Com Ltd
306 Victoria House
Mahe, Victoria na
SC

Domain Name: LIMIT.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Rahimov, Shavkat
Limit Dot Com Ltd
306 Victoria House
Mahe, Victoria na
SC
520-495-2246 fax: 520-495-2246

Record expires on 29-Mar-2015.
Record created on 28-Mar-1996.


From a private whois recently to this person.
All I can say is something is smelly

 

[DU]

http://www.digitalmedialawyerblog.com/2009/08/digital_media_law_koenig_v_all.html

Smelly Indeed!

Who you gonna call? There's serious money in Limit.com - it's an amazing name.


Added: The link leads to the same name, I believe. That's why I included

 

[cache]

No buyers would want this name if it is determined the seller is not legit. If someone google this domain, then he will find this np thread.

 

[Bannen]

If anyone knows how to find and contact the estate/family of the deceased Mr. Chappell, and let them know that he used to own Limit.com and that they should look into exactly how/why it has ended up with another owner... due to the value of this name, I would think his estate/family would be quite interested.

Also, if he owned this one nice name, it is very probable he owns/owned other nice names too, and they may want to look into any other names to find what state they are currently in. A lot of people - even friends and family of domainers - still don't quite 'get it' about the value of domains and it's an easy thing to overlook domain names in a deceased person's estate. A well-placed email from a canny domainer might get something rolling for the Chappells... if indeed something fishy is happening.

 

[DU]

If anyone knows how to find and contact the estate/family of the deceased Mr. Chappell

I think it's Chappell J Brown. His obituary etc online lists his survivors.

Sounded like a nice guy.

 

[gemstar]

Here it is.:tu:

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4065341/Chappell-Brown-longtime-EE-Times-editor-recalled-as-gentle-intelligent-writer

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/27350/852902

 

[lecns]

stolen!

 

[labrocca]

This could be a fun thread. Thanks to OP for giving us something to do.

 

[gemstar]

Edited

 

[DomainTalker]

Very good work, gemstar....Great instincts...

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[gemstar]

Very good work, gemstar....Great instincts...

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Thank you.:wave:

 

[amr_100]

current owner said : Im sorry but the domain is not for sale! It will be a tribute to the former owner.

Thank you.

 

[DN BROKER]

Last Update Date: 2010-10-06

 

[gemstar]

current owner said : Im sorry but the domain is not for sale! It will be a tribute to the former owner.

Thank you.

Hmmm... Possibly this person is on to this topic and just covering up now.
And its not logical that it would be on Sedo after years of being dormant>
As far as tribute? They have enough tribute already via other websites. With this type of big $$ item, most of the time these assets are sold and divided to people in the will or charity.