Comments on: How can a company regain control over its domain name from a rogue webmaster? http://www.college-startup.com/websites/how-can-a-company-regain-control-over-its-domain-name-from-a-rogue-webmaster/ Making money from a dorm room Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tim Linden http://www.college-startup.com/websites/how-can-a-company-regain-control-over-its-domain-name-from-a-rogue-webmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-3315 Tim Linden Mon, 01 Jan 2007 14:48:20 +0000 http://www.college-startup.com/2006/12/188/#comment-3315 Contact the registrar. Many have a tedious process you can go through to get a domain back. Faxing various documents and such to prove its yours. Contact the registrar. Many have a tedious process you can go through to get a domain back. Faxing various documents and such to prove its yours.

]]> By: Dan http://www.college-startup.com/websites/how-can-a-company-regain-control-over-its-domain-name-from-a-rogue-webmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 Dan Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:21:29 +0000 http://www.college-startup.com/2006/12/188/#comment-3137 I would suggest to move to another domain, maybe a .net or .us version of the same domain. Keep all written communication between you and the perpetrator, and once your site gets up an running, try and fight the battle then, maybe with more success. If you can establish yourself as the trademark holder of the domain name, you should be able to fight anything pretty easily. I would suggest to move to another domain, maybe a .net or .us version of the same domain. Keep all written communication between you and the perpetrator, and once your site gets up an running, try and fight the battle then, maybe with more success. If you can establish yourself as the trademark holder of the domain name, you should be able to fight anything pretty easily.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.college-startup.com/websites/how-can-a-company-regain-control-over-its-domain-name-from-a-rogue-webmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-3124 Ryan Mon, 25 Dec 2006 02:09:47 +0000 http://www.college-startup.com/2006/12/188/#comment-3124 The "one man shop" has basically failed to respond to communication. In other words, we'd be willing to pay for the domain name and transfer and whatever, but the guy has completely cut and run. The “one man shop” has basically failed to respond to communication. In other words, we’d be willing to pay for the domain name and transfer and whatever, but the guy has completely cut and run.

]]> By: jim http://www.college-startup.com/websites/how-can-a-company-regain-control-over-its-domain-name-from-a-rogue-webmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-3122 jim Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:14:27 +0000 http://www.college-startup.com/2006/12/188/#comment-3122 Is the one-man shop being unreasonable in what they're asking for? How large are they? Perhaps just threatening to sue will scare them into submission? If not, actually take them to court and the judge will probably rule in your favor if it's obvious the one-man shop is trying to take advantage of your client. If your client just isn't willing to pay a fair price for the domain, I'm not sure what recourse you have. Is the one-man shop being unreasonable in what they’re asking for? How large are they? Perhaps just threatening to sue will scare them into submission? If not, actually take them to court and the judge will probably rule in your favor if it’s obvious the one-man shop is trying to take advantage of your client. If your client just isn’t willing to pay a fair price for the domain, I’m not sure what recourse you have.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.college-startup.com/websites/how-can-a-company-regain-control-over-its-domain-name-from-a-rogue-webmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-3112 Ryan Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:15:54 +0000 http://www.college-startup.com/2006/12/188/#comment-3112 Unfortunately, in both cases, the original webmaster has full control over the domain (employed as contractors, under instruction from the company, the webmaster purchased the domain name). FTP access isn't a very big deal because the person in control of the domain has ultimate control and could change servers in a heartbeat. Yeah, I alway advise clients to separate hosting from domain ownership, but unfortuantely, many non-technical companies just want a one-stop solution, and have a local one man shop (often a jerk), do everything for them from scratch. That's a recipe for disaster, and that's what we're facing right now with two of our clients. Unfortunately, in both cases, the original webmaster has full control over the domain (employed as contractors, under instruction from the company, the webmaster purchased the domain name).

FTP access isn’t a very big deal because the person in control of the domain has ultimate control and could change servers in a heartbeat.

Yeah, I alway advise clients to separate hosting from domain ownership, but unfortuantely, many non-technical companies just want a one-stop solution, and have a local one man shop (often a jerk), do everything for them from scratch. That’s a recipe for disaster, and that’s what we’re facing right now with two of our clients.

]]> By: Dan http://www.college-startup.com/websites/how-can-a-company-regain-control-over-its-domain-name-from-a-rogue-webmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-3111 Dan Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:58:10 +0000 http://www.college-startup.com/2006/12/188/#comment-3111 Do you mean he has access to their domain control center and ftp, or was he the one to actually go through the process of paying for and registering the domain? Check for written evidence of all communication, along with a date of the webmaster and/or the hosting company. Your domain is usually separate from your hosting provider, so you may be able to login to your domain account and point it to a new server. Do you mean he has access to their domain control center and ftp, or was he the one to actually go through the process of paying for and registering the domain?

Check for written evidence of all communication, along with a date of the webmaster and/or the hosting company. Your domain is usually separate from your hosting provider, so you may be able to login to your domain account and point it to a new server.

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