Hmmm. Probate court is for settling wills. Small Claims is where this should go. John Hoffoss said: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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