Has anyone else been following this one?
https://snapnames.com/domain/nih.com.action
I didn't bother waiting up for the auction because by 7PM EST the REDEMPTION PERIOD/PENDING DELETE status (I forget which one, it was late) had disappeared and it was redirecting again to nih.gov. Someone in the US government had realised their mistake and renewed the domain with 2 days to spare. No notification from Snapnames whatsoever and the auction is still up half a day later, even when the auction deadline has been and gone. Is it common behaviour for Snapnames to auction a domain name that is highly unlikely to become available and then not notify bidders when the domain has been reclaimed? I would have been annoyed if I hadn't thought to do a last-minute check on the WHOIS and had waited up until 2AM here. On top of that, it's such a risky domain that even if you did manage to buy it, holding on to it would likely have been a tough fight and had a good chance of involving lawyers.
https://snapnames.com/domain/nih.com.action
I didn't bother waiting up for the auction because by 7PM EST the REDEMPTION PERIOD/PENDING DELETE status (I forget which one, it was late) had disappeared and it was redirecting again to nih.gov. Someone in the US government had realised their mistake and renewed the domain with 2 days to spare. No notification from Snapnames whatsoever and the auction is still up half a day later, even when the auction deadline has been and gone. Is it common behaviour for Snapnames to auction a domain name that is highly unlikely to become available and then not notify bidders when the domain has been reclaimed? I would have been annoyed if I hadn't thought to do a last-minute check on the WHOIS and had waited up until 2AM here. On top of that, it's such a risky domain that even if you did manage to buy it, holding on to it would likely have been a tough fight and had a good chance of involving lawyers.
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