hijacked domain

[Sixten]

In a long forgotten time, I registered stritys .com domain at another registrar, but without any renewal notice the domain has been taken over to publish some stupid add-site.

How can I re-obtain the domain, and is it possible to get it registered through steadfast ? Can any steps been taken so we can re-obtain it ?

[GeorgeA]

I say contact the registrar ASAP. Read the contract,and see if they were obliged to send a renewal notice,think of the email address you should have recieved it on , if the email was bounced or landed in your spambox. Contact them and explain them your situation. Some registrars make exceptions and (some), for a certain reinstatement fee, give back the domains to their former owners. If it was their fault , you should get your domain back.

Once the domain is back in your possession transfer it to a registrar you trust more :) .

[ManagerJosh]

You'll need to contact Enom and see if you can get it renewed. And hurry and don't procrastinate about it. Just log into your Control Panel and see if you can renew it. You generally have 30 days before it enters redemption period and then you have to pay a hefty fee.

[Kevin]

Also, after the grace period, the registrar often abandons the domain and it is picked up by a "search portal" company which uses your traffic to sell ads. You don't want to get to that point, because if you can even buy the domain, you're going to pay a fortune for it.

[Hemanth]

Is it ok now.. But whois record is strange. Look at the Last update Date & Thread start date.

Registrar: ENOM, INC.

Expiration Date: 2008-02-06
Creation Date: 2001-02-06
Last Update Date: 2007-03-17

Name Servers:
ns.nozonenet.com
ns2.nozonenet.com

[ManagerJosh]

Was it a domain registered with RegisterFly?