[Am-info] Deadbeat Domain Name

[Paul Rickard]

mstone@vc.net

>But here's the real irony: as pointed out by faithful viewer Jeff Adkins, 
>CNET reports that a lone Linux programmer named Michael Chaney actually 
>got the Hotmail site working again by paying the registration fee 
>himself, with a personal credit card on Christmas morning. Microsoft 
>claims to be "profusely grateful" to Chaney, which is why they generously 
>offered to-- get this-- "repay the $35."


   Oh, if only I could have be the person that noticed the domain was 
down.. Passport.com would be registered to the server located at 
209.132.59.22 . And no worries about domain squatting or trademark 
infringement lawsuits, since they dont have the word Password registered. 
*sigh*





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