Remember .PRO? Someone registered internet.pro!

[Anthony]

Remember the .PRO (dot-professional) gTLD domain extension? It was originally limited to third level registrations of licensed professionals in three fields -- .med.pro / .law.pro / .cpa.pro

The registry has since expanded it to second-level registrations, provided the licensed professional has two different third level registrations (ie- domain.med.pro and domain.law.pro)

This brings me to the question of how a guy registered www.internet.pro to use for his online radio station! Maybe he's a lawyer or a CPA or something? My impression is that the .pro sites are supposed to be used with content relating the their professional field.

Obviously, there are many, many great keyword .pro domains left under this super-restrictive registering system. Wouldn't Domain.Pro be nice? But can anyone figure out how this guy got www.internet.pro?

 

[jeter4982]

I have no idea. That is interesting. Maybe he has an affiliated with http://www.registrypro.pro/ , the official register. That would be cool to have domain.pro .

 

[IAmAllanShore]

You know it's bad when register dot com has one of the best deals on the extension.

"How much does a .Pro domain name cost?

$350 for one year, including a $100 non-refundable application fee. This includes:
Unique registration requirements
Every .pro registrant is verified against an accreditation database.
Digital Certificate
An extra layer of security and convenience for your business.

Please note that the application fee is non-refundable even if your professional verification is unsuccessful. "

-Allan

 

[{insert name here}]

ouch!!

 

[vimkar]

You know it's bad when register dot com has one of the best deals on the extension.

"How much does a .Pro domain name cost?

$350 for one year, including a $100 non-refundable application fee. This includes:
Unique registration requirements
Every .pro registrant is verified against an accreditation database.
Digital Certificate
An extra layer of security and convenience for your business.

Please note that the application fee is non-refundable even if your professional verification is unsuccessful. "

-Allan

seems to me that is quite difficult to have that... :tri:

 

[Sabre]

Its $224 a year here:

http://www.domainsite.com/pro/

but still.... OUCH! :lol:

 

[Raf]

Wow thats quite a bit for a domain extension like that... only buy it if you need it! :p

 

[crazy]

Very expensive but if you want a site that is unique and you hav alot of money, .pro would be a great domain to have.

 

[harpo]

that price definately for the pros

You know it's bad when register dot com has one of the best deals on the extension.

"How much does a .Pro domain name cost?

$350 for one year, including a $100 non-refundable application fee. This includes:
Unique registration requirements
Every .pro registrant is verified against an accreditation database.
Digital Certificate
An extra layer of security and convenience for your business.

Please note that the application fee is non-refundable even if your professional verification is unsuccessful. "

-Allan

 

[homebuyer]

Dot-Pro is a Dot-No

The top 250 law firms in the United States use Dot-Coms. Nothing else.

Since in this profession time is money and it takes no time for people to learn what a Dot-Com is, and much time for them to learn what a Dot-Pro is, I just don't see the Dot-Pro catching on.

Dot-Pro also sounds elitist, like when a lawyer puts Esq. after his name.

Hey wait a minute, maybe the Dot-Pro should have been the Dot-Esq. That would have been cool.

 

[mole]

Is it just me, or that name triggers images of Internet prostitutes?

 

[Anthony]

Is it just me, or that name triggers images of Internet prostitutes?

:lol: I certainly didn't think that when I read the domain name. But I still can't figure out how he managed to snag internet.pro!

 

[Riceman]

seems like a lot of money, how many do you think have sold?

 

[AdoptableDomains]

If you look at the whois record, you find the registrant is an attorney.

Registrant Contact:
Bret Fausett (CT611-RSC) Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft
515 So. Figueroa Street, 17
Los Angeles, CA, 90071
US
[email protected]

Follow the domain name in the email contact and it leads to a law firm where he's listed as an attorny. As an attorney, he can regsiter in .pro. He's probably found a loophole in the agreement (after all, he's a laywer) that just says you have to be an attorney to register, It probably doesn't say specifically how you have to use it. Just like the change to .name, they probably don't care as long as the reg fees are paid. I'd say as long as he doesn't put porn or "unprofessional" content there, they probably don't care. If the domain should change again and go open, he's in the catbird seat.

.AERO is a sponsored domain as well. As a licensed private pilot, I can register if I wish as long as it wasn't reserved and the site is related to aviation. I considered myself pretty lucky to be able to register planes.aero and airplanes.areo which I have plans to eventually develop into an aviation classified site. I'd register and develop more myself it it weren't $198 for a 2-year registration. All I could afford was 8 domains, but I know of at least a dozen single word aviation domains still available. You can't transfer them, so you are limited to building a business with them. I think .pro is the same way.

I would guess the coming .travel would be the same way. As long as you are a license travel agent, you'll probably be able to register some good domains for development in the early stages. Don't all rush out to get your travel agent license all at once.

 

[homebuyer]

Read all about Dot-Pros

Read all about Dot-Pros here...http://www.verisign.com/products-se...al-brand-management/page_001212.html#01000005

And the brains behind this is... http://www.registrypro.pro/

Dot-Pro registrars can be found at...http://www.registrypro.pro/partners/findreg.php

Register.com charges $350 a year plus a $100 non-refundable application fee.

If a major benefit of the Dot-Pro is enhanced security in web and email presence then how long before some hackers target their registry? Can you imagine the confidential information a hacker could harvest from such a system?

Of course, I can think of a reason not to get a Dot-Pro email. Imagine someone in a hurry who attempts to email you a big confidential client file, but mistakenly emails it to the familiar Dot-Com address and not the Dot-Pro one. Oops. I'll stick with the Dot-Com, and PGP - it is free.

 

[homebuyer]

$64,000 question answered.

Taken from the above verisign link:

Can my company or brand names be registered?
If your company employs an attorney, certified public accountant, and/or a doctor who is licensed to practice in the U.S., you may register your company's name under the appropriate extension using their credentials. Your company name may be registered under .law.pro using your attorney's credentials, .cpa.pro using your CPA's credentials, and .med.pro using your doctor's credentials.

Additionally, organizations registering multiple domains under .pro may also register the equivalent second-level .pro domain. However, there are some additional rules and restrictions of which to take note.

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The site www.internet.law.pro and www.internet.pro is a radio station of some kind. Perhaps it employs the attorney who registered the domain in question.