Buying Domains through whois.co.uk

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by sarahk, Sep 6, 2004.

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    Got an email from a friend today who decided to buy the UK version of his domain through whois.co.uk. All went swimmingly but...
    a) They still offer the domain for sale
    b) Other sites still offer the domain for sale
    c) He can't access the domain
    d) They won't respond to his emails etc

    The steps you take are to go to whois.co.uk, search on a domain name, the list of those taken comes up and it appears all very normal. Click on Next and you go to order.internic.co.uk and from there it must seem legit because otherwise he would have backed out.

    Any ideas on the "next steps" to resolve this issue?

    Sarah
     
    sarahk, Sep 6, 2004 IP
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #2
    Some detective work
    same for internic.co.uk
     
    sarahk, Sep 6, 2004 IP
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    Good idea to report it to the host Smyrl!

    Ok, it's hosted through Stargate
    so lets see what they think of this!
     
    sarahk, Sep 6, 2004 IP
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    sweetlouise Well-Known Member

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    sometimes it takes upto 48 hours for the isp's worldwide to update thier dns cache, thats prob why you experienced this issue in the first place. maybe tring to wait it out?
     
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    48 hours is fair, if the OP is still waiting after 3 years then they may need to contact the support desk ;)
     
    sarahk, Dec 16, 2007 IP
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