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[chrisgbk]

MM is going to contact his registrar soon to figure out what the hell happend and ask how he lost the domain. I was also under the impression that there is a grace period after the domain expires before it can be re-registered. I'll look into how WIPO might help get the domain back.

Most registrars do, but AFAIK there is no requirement on their part to do so.

edit: are you sure that the current page displayed isn't done by the registrar, while the domain is in it's grace period? Some registrars do this when a domain is expired but in the grace period; redirect it to advertising until either the domain is paid for, or they delete it completely. MM is still listed as the registrant on the whois, and the blurb at the top leads me to believe that it's done temporarily.

MM really should check into it.

[Laser Guy]

This is getting more and more serious every second...

[ghg]

This domain is parked, pending renewal, or has expired.
Please contact the domain provider with questions.

Why do I get the impression that atleast one of you is just being thick.

[Avkon]

Umm... this link:

Link to WHOIS information.

Tries to check the WHOIS information for forums.soldat.pl, which is not a proper domain name and hence doesn't give any information. Here's the link to the WHOIS information for the old domain name:

Proper WHOIS information link

Just realized that BruceCage probably typed the URL of the old domain name itself, but due to this forums' new filter, it was automatically changed to forums.soldat.pl.

[Gnintendo]

...SURPRISE!?

*Updates Bookmarks*

Stupid advertisers!

[chrisgbk]

Whois for old forums:

Registrant:
    Sof-Tech Wojciech Marcinkowski michalm@poczta.fm +48.607914215
    Sof-Tech Wojciech Marcinkowski
    ul.Lipowa 23/4
    Nadarzyn,mazowieckie,PL 05-830


Domain Name:soldat forums.com
Record last updated at 2008-10-13 00:14:32
Record created on 2004/10/4
Record expired on 2008/10/4


Domain servers in listed order:
    ns2.onlinenic.net     ns3.onlinenic.net

Administrator:
    name: Piotr Nowak
 mail: info@nazwa.pl tel: +48.122978810
    org: NetArt
   
address: Zabawa 118
    city: Wieliczka
,province: malopolskie
,country: PL
 postcode: 32-020

Technical Contactor:
    name: Piotr Nowak
 mail: info@nazwa.pl tel: +48.122978810
    org: NetArt
   
address: Zabawa 118
    city: Wieliczka
,province: malopolskie
,country: PL
 postcode: 32-020

Billing Contactor:
    name: Sof-Tech Wojciech Marcinkowski
 mail: michalm@poczta.fm tel: +48.607914215
    org: Sof-Tech Wojciech Marcinkowski
   
address: ul.Lipowa 23/4
    city: Nadarzyn
,province: mazowieckie
,country: PL
 postcode: 05-830


Registration Service Provider:
   name: NetArt
   tel: +48.122978810
    fax: +48.122978808
    web:http://nazwa.pl

Notice how it's still in MM's name?

If the domain really was taken, MM wouldn't be the registrant still; I really think the domain is just in it's grace period and been temporarily redirected to advertising until it's payed for.

[Laser Guy]

Offtopic: Didn't know MM's first name is Wojciech...

[FliesLikeABrick]

chris, that isn't MM (I think the old domain was registered under his brother's name), and it definitely is owned by someone else now, they just seem to have the old contact info listed in the whois.  I wouldn't be surprised if this sleazy company just uses the previous owner's whois information to confuse matters. 

onlinenic.com is not the registrar that MM uses.  If the domain hadn't expired or otherwise been under the control of someone else, it would still be pointing at my nameservers, instead it is pointing at ns*.onlinenic.com.

the registrar MM uses is a .pl site that is in no way connected to onlinenic.com, this is just another company that preys on expired domains.

[The Geologist]

Post from nEttsE deleted.

Purposefully avoid the swear filter again and it's a warning.  Also, not a good idea to joke about hacking another site, as hacks of any kind are not tolerated on this forum.

[MofoNofo]

m'kay then.

*updates bookmark toolbar link*

*goes back on random hiatus*

[nEttsE]

Well, sorry ^^ It was joke OFC. I'm not hacker as you think ^^

[T.K.Maxx]

oh please bring back soldat forums please im going to shoot them monsters who changed that site so badly yh but they cant change the domain hahahhahahahhahahahhaha

Date Posted: October 20, 2008, 11:55:09 amyh but snowy is the soldats biggest hacker and you havent even banned him

Date Posted: October 20, 2008, 11:56:31 amy cant i be a veteran im a semi pro in climbing a half pro in skill m79 and a semi pro in normal inf gaming

Date Posted: October 20, 2008, 12:02:56 pmscrap that

[nEttsE]

Post from nEttsE deleted.

Purposefully avoid the swear filter again and it's a warning.  Also, not a good idea to joke about hacking another site, as hacks of any kind are not tolerated on this forum.

I'm sorry again. As I said, it was not ment like it was posted. By the way, I wont even hack it ^^

[ElephantHunter]

As was previously mentioned, the Wayback Machine has removed all archives due to the new domain owner's robots.txt file.

I've sent them an email explaining the situation:

To Whom It May Concern,

Soldat Forums was recently the victim of a hostile domain takeover as of October 6th of soldatforums.com by a company that now uses the domain's traffic for ad revenue.

It was a hurtful blow to the community, right after the domain was taken away, that the Internet Archive restricts archive access due to the new robots.txt file. We understand why the Internet Archive respects robots.txt retroactively, but if you could make an exception for our community's benefit then we would be most appreciative.

If you want to check out our new forum, it's been moved to http://forums.soldat.pl/

Thanks!,
Soldat Forums Staff

Hopefully they keep backups!

[FliesLikeABrick]

for what its worth, it sounds like we may be getting the old domain back.  EH, can you e-mail them again asking if it would be possible to have the archives restored once we get the domain back?

[Laser Guy]

So we are getinng the domain back? Sweet!

[ElephantHunter]

Just sent them an email to that effect. I must admit, it would be awesome to have our domain back

[Blacksheepboy]

So we are getinng the domain back? Sweet!

Well, the option sounds like it's still out there. Hope things go the way they ought to, whatever that may be.

[LtKillroy]

I don't understand why they stole it in the first place, they will gain nothing but very short-term accidental traffic, then nothing.

[FliesLikeABrick]

I don't understand why they stole it in the first place, they will gain nothing but very short-term accidental traffic, then nothing.

but that is worth it if they make anything more than the $10 or so that it took to buy  the domain for a year.  Plus, if they can sell the domain back to the people that originally had it after 6 months, they make even more.