mwoolley wrote:At this point I would pay to re-register my URLs if that what it takes to get out of this mess . I like my URLs and I can\'t believe CALANREG made themselves the registrant in addition to the administrative contact. Is that normal or ethical when someone pays to have a new URL registered?
It\'s not normal at all. As for ethical, that\'s up to debate. There\'s nothing wrong with a company registering domains for a person and setting themself up as the owner of that domain if that is apart of the contract. If there is no written statement that domains you order through that company is owned by you however, they might be able to say it is their prerogative. As far as I know the guy who came to me on behalf of CalanHost, he probably just did this without realizing what he\'s doing. If a person asked him specifically to change the contact info, he probably would. It\'s unprofessional, but I don\'t think he meant any wrong. It\'s not a great excuse however. It would just seem odd to me that somebody would come to me about some intermittent problem his clients are having (the concern) then suddenly ditch them. I have a hunch something might have happened to him.
As a general rule though, don\'t register or host domains through web hosts. It\'s not their area of expertise.
