Yes, letting one lapse is a real bad thing to do. I think people just register everything that expires, so if I just took a random string and register it as a .com name, and let it expire, someone will grab it. What would stink more is if you had a domain with your ham call in it and let that expire, now your call sign is worth money to one of these companies. I thought of this as a nice way to make a little cash, but I bet the market is saturated enough that if you find expiring names and grab them, they won't sell.
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wow. I called to make sure you didn't mishear or something, it's $3777. Looks like someone parked the domain and is selling it, so I wish them luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:04 PM Subject: Re: FAQ for this listI have never had the BlindProgramming.com domain name. Jim Homme wanted to transfer it to me, but we could not get cooperation from the ISP to do this before the time period expired. For a while, the domain seemed to be owned by someone in Canada, without actually serving the subject area of blind programming. I just tried opening that address in a browser, and got the following message:"The domain blindprogramming.com is for sale. To purchase, call BuyDomains.com toll-free at 877-536-4051 or 1-339-222-5166."I called the toll free number and inquired about the price: it is over $3000!When I could not get BlindProgramming.com, I chose NonvisualDevelopment.org instead.Jamal On Tue, 11 May 2010, The Elf wrote:Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 18:09:09 -0700 From: The Elf <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: FAQ for this listnot that I recall, do you still have the blind programming domain? with razed eyebrow,elf proprietor, The Grab Bag, for blind computer users and programmers http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises "own the might and majesty of a Alacorn!" custom made computers and peripherals to fit your needs! www.alacorncomputer.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:43 PM Subject: FAQ for this listI recall that various list members have worked on a FAQ over the years. Was one ever posted at a web address?Jamal __________View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind__________View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind__________View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind__________View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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