Another Shady SnapNames.com Registrar Partner Goes AWOL

Seraphim · Apr 7, 2009

And just when I thought I was out of the woods...

April 7, 2009

"PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE! This is an automated process.

Our records show that you have registered one or more domain names at
Best Site Names, Inc. SnapNames will be terminating its relationship
with Best Site Names, Inc. While that will have no direct impact on your
name(s) registered with Best Site Names, Inc. we nonetheless recommend
that you transfer your domain name(s) to another registrar well before
the name is set to expire. We will assist you in any way that we can,
but please be aware that we have no ability to control or influence the
operation of Best Site Names, Inc.

If you have difficulty locating the domain names registered with
Best Site Names, Inc. you may download your registration history from
your SnapNames account and search for Best Site Names, Inc.

SnapNames.com"

denny007 · Apr 7, 2009

This seems to be one of many Answerable registrars which Snapnames ends with

Seraphim · Apr 7, 2009

Just received a second and third notice for another 2 registrars. Perhaps they're cleaning house.

#2

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE! This is an automated process.

Our records show that you have registered one or more domain names at
Genuine Names. SnapNames will be terminating its relationship with
Genuine Names. While that will have no direct impact on your name(s)
registered with Genuine Names we nonetheless recommend that you transfer
your domain name(s) to another registrar well before the name is set to
expire. We will assist you in any way that we can, but please be aware
that we have no ability to control or influence the operation of Genuine
Names.

If you have difficulty locating the domain names registered with
Genuine Names you may download your registration history from your
SnapNames account and search for Genuine Names.

SnapNames.com

#3

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE! This is an automated process.

Our records show that you have registered one or more domain names at
Get Real Names. SnapNames will be terminating its relationship with Get
Real Names. While that will have no direct impact on your name(s)
registered with Get Real Names we nonetheless recommend that you
transfer your domain name(s) to another registrar well before the name
is set to expire. We will assist you in any way that we can, but please
be aware that we have no ability to control or influence the operation
of Get Real Names.

If you have difficulty locating the domain names registered with
Get Real Names you may download your registration history from your
SnapNames account and search for Get Real Names.

SnapNames.com

ftaylor · Apr 7, 2009

I just got one for another registrar. Fortune registrar.

denny007 · Apr 7, 2009

Just received a second and third notice for another 2 registrars. Perhaps they're cleaning house.

Received already seven + Answerable (which consists of tens of registrars).

Rockefeller · Apr 7, 2009

At least they're terminating those relationships and letting you know about it....

Seraphim · Apr 7, 2009

The notices are starting to pour in now...

Theo · Apr 7, 2009

"Get Real" names. Off da chain, bro.

DomainsInc · Apr 7, 2009

wonder if should move my names out of answerable. i always thought they were a decent registrar.

katherine · Apr 7, 2009

3 registrars out of the game already...

Gerry · Apr 7, 2009

Are all of these directi resellers?

Answerable is.

I hate them with a passion.

Stole about a dozen nice one word hindi names.

Did not transfer them, said they had expired (not true), wanted $80 each to reclaim, I refused, and all ended up being picked up by the same person in India.

Wow, SO GLAD I dropped in this thread.

I decided to check my answerable account and was shocked that I had one of my coveted NC geo's in there. Sure enough, won in a Snap Auction.

touchring · Apr 7, 2009

I'm glad i transferred my names out. I never trust companies based in India.

BELLC1 · Apr 8, 2009

This morning I received:

"Our records show that you have registered one or more domain names at General Names. SnapNames will be terminating its relationship with General Names. While that will have no direct impact on your name(s) registered with General Names we nonetheless recommend that you transfer your domain name(s) to another registrar well before the name is set to expire. We will assist you in any way that we can, but please be aware that we have no ability to control or influence the operation of General Names."

Okay, so I understand that they have a problem with "General Names" but what really pisses me off is Snap's disclaimer in the last line despite the fact that Snap is the one who processed the registrations.

denny007 · Apr 8, 2009

Received total 19, all manage at answerable.com panel. But still about 30 exists so who knows what was the reason for it. Those might be private registrars who are cancelling beeing on Logicboxes platform, that would be bad. I do not understand Snapnames public relations - no explanations, nothing.

Seraphim · Apr 8, 2009

denny007 said:
Received total 19, all manage at answerable.com panel. But still about 30 exists so who knows what was the reason for it. Those might be private registrars who are cancelling beeing on Logicboxes platform, that would be bad. I do not understand Snapnames public relations - no explanations, nothing.

I received 9, all at answerable.com as well. Must be a consolidation of some sort.

Any idea why so many shell registrar companies hang around SnapNames? Strange situation...

Theo · Apr 8, 2009

Were these really registrars or shell company satellites of SnapNames? Wasn't Pool playing the same game? Is ICANN really that much corrupt?

Directi · Apr 8, 2009

Just wanted to clarify a few things here regarding the SnapNames' Email being discussed here:

1. The name Answerable.com was included by SnapNames in their email by way of error. It should actually have been Internet Service Registrar, Inc. We have already sent an email to SnapNames requesting a correction.

2. The domains registered using these Registrars are being managed centrally at Answerable.com. Customers using Answerable.com to manage their domain names will be able to manage their domains as they always do. Rest assured any domains registered through these Registrars will not be affected in any way whatsoever.

Seraphim · Apr 8, 2009

Directi said:
Just wanted to clarify a few things here regarding the SnapNames' Email being discussed here:

1. The name Answerable.com was included by SnapNames in their email by way of error. It should actually have been Internet Service Registrar, Inc. We have already sent an email to SnapNames requesting a correction.

2. The domains registered using these Registrars are being managed centrally at Answerable.com. Customers using Answerable.com to manage their domain names will be able to manage their domains as they always do. Rest assured any domains registered through these Registrars will not be affected in any way whatsoever.

Thanks for the post. Any idea why so many of these satellite / shell registrars exist in the first place?

Theo · Apr 8, 2009

It's not a secret. These are all "ICANN accredited registrars" - in the same sense that beef jerky is the same as filet mignon.

denny007 · Apr 8, 2009

Any idea why so many of these satellite / shell registrars exist in the first place?

Simple - for Dropcatching.
Enom has over 100
Pool has over 50
Directi (Answerable) has over 50
Snapnames has also around 100

Anyway I would like to know from Directi
-WHY this sudden war with Snapnames ?
-will you start your own dropping service or give these connection at disposal to Namejet/Pool ?