IANAL...(as most of us are most likely not) I think this is called probate court, and at least in the case of renters, I believe the receipt you receive after paying the court is to be treated as a post-dated check, more or less. If you did this with your landlord, this restricts them from evicting you because you have indeed paid your rent, but they can't actually get the money until you agree that the initial conditions that caused that action (e.g. burst pipes) are sufficiently repaired. So I think register.com would have to treat it as direct payment and deal with you in court to actually get the $200. Anyone able to confirm or deny this? (Make sure you let us know the outcome, either way. This is interesting!) >>> JAustad at temgweb.com 05/27/03 11:31AM >>> If I pay the court though, Register.com does not have to accept payment from them, do they? > -----Original Message----- > From: Chad Walstrom [mailto:chewie at skuld.wookimus.net] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:19 AM > To: Austad, Jay > Cc: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org'; Chewie > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] register.com bastards > > > "Austad, Jay" <JAustad at temgweb.com> wrote: > > > I think I'd try to find a way to propogate your > experience to a few > > > of their customers. > > > > I need my domain back, so I'll probably pay the fee after > telling them > > how much they suck. But, they are going to lose much more than $200 > > after this is over with. > > I would pay the court along with your claim. That way, Register.com > will be forced to deal with you in court if they want their > money. The > court will let them know that you've indeed paid the requested amount, > but that you're disputing the fees. This technique is often > used when a > renter disagrees with or dislikes the landlord's service -- i.e. the > pipes burst and the landlord hasn't bothered to fix it in a > respectable > timeframe. > > I would examine the License Agreement you approved with your domain > registration and go over it with a lawyer. Who knows. > Perhaps a Judge > will find Register.com's practice to be illegal, or at least not up to > par with it's competitors. You actually OWN the domain name until it > expires, and although some third party could pounce on your > inattendance > to detail, a registrar shouldn't be able to force you to pay for their > services. If anything, it's bad business. > > I'm certain you have a case. > > -- > Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> http://www.wookimus.net/ > assert(expired(knowledge)); /* core dump */ > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list