At least according to Judge Wapner, all you need to do is note the payment is in dispute on the memo area of the check. That way you can prove that you were in dispute the fee before payment, thus keeping your right to sue. I believe that in Minnesota, you need to file with the Sec of State to sue out-of-state corporations. Otherwise you have to file in the home state of the defendant. Austad, Jay said: > 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