new website for aac

"2Rowdy" haute in die Tasten:

Hi Johan, on your page you provided some links for people to learn how to access usenet newsgroups, and you asked for assistance to find appropriate links for users of other languages.

The german users should klick to

This is the largest independend newsgroup server for Germany, it is run by the staff of the Technical University Berlin. Unfortunately they have stopped providing this service for free to the publc. Non- scientific use is now charged with 10 Euros per year - which I find very reasonable for the good service.

If anybody is interested: Another link, it shows my Xantia at the stellite relais station in Raisting/Bavaria

Frank

Message i.d.:, by author Frank Kemper aka inspired me,

I forgot. I know Individual as Cis.dfn. I'll change that. Thanks.

Great picture. I tried "frank kemper"in google pictures. It came up with your hybrid Xantia/ BMW picture as #1. But that links to the old website (that is not available anymore).

Message i.d.:, by author 2Rowdy aka inspired me,

Had a message from Namecow.com afa Fastwebsites.com.

Your domain has expired, and very soon it will be in redemption, on July

11/05. At that time it will cost $250USD to bail your domain out of Internet Jail. At this moment the cost is $9.95 USD. As a courtesy we are informing you of your options. If the domain is important to you. We suggest that you arrange for payment asap.

What should I name it randsom or hyjacking? Are namecow.com and fastwebsites.com realy blacklisted by credit card companies?

2Rowdy ( snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

"Your domain name has expired, and very shortly we'll be able to get our paws on it. As soon as we can, we'll register it ourselves then try to sell it back to you. Alternatively, you can give us some money now to prevent us having to spend any money ourselves."

"Extortion"?

If they are, that tells you ALL you need to know about if they're good people to do business with.

I don't get it. $9.95 seems like a fair price to keep a domain, as long as it's not something they charge too frequently. What do others pay for them?

Most of you know I don't keep up on all the technical aspects of this stuff, is Rowdy being extorted, and if so, what can he do?

Adrian has it pegged.

No, $9.95 is pretty much the going rate ... but he needs to get it paid ASAP as it's in the 30-day redemption period. What they are threatening is, as he said, to buy it up if 2Rowdy doesn't pay it off on time, then charge him whatever they want to buy it back from him. IOW, they're squatters making a bet that he'll want it ... but they are warning him.

He doesn't need to deal with them; he can reg. it elsewhere, with any registrar he wants to use, for that same $9.95 likely ... but the squatters *will* grab it if he doesn't move to save it.

-- DE

You made me look it up :-)

I can't pay them. Unless by international money order which I won't. My credit card, internationally accepted, is not accepted by them. Odd.

No. They have locked it and only they, and no-one else, can unlock it. My new, Belgian, registrar has tried it but couldn't. That's why I have registered the new name, like the old but with a litte twist at the end.

Canadians. Good people, but sometimes a bit strange.

Uh, registrars are not supposed to lock domains that way; they are supposed to lock them only at YOUR instructions and then you are supposed to have the ability to unlock it.

Don't think Zoe's been around for a while .....

Contact me by email, willya?

-- DE

(substitute anything you want for "anything")

Message i.d.:, by author DE aka inspired me,

They are willing to unlock it *after* they have received a money order of $10.