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11-22-2005, 11:26 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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AITdomains accidentally deletes 500 .org names
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November 11, 2005 -- Public Information Registry (pir.org) said on Monday that it was not at fault for a recent incident between itself and AITdomains's (aitdomains.com) registrar system, which resulted in a large number of .org domains being deleted and placed in redemption.
PIR is the operator of the .org registry. AITdomains is the domain name division of Web hosting provider AIT (ait.com).
David Maher, senior vice president of law and policy for Public Information Registry, said the "unfortunate incident" stemmed from a malfunction at AIT. "We have firm evidence the delete commands came from AIT," says Maher.
Maher says the deleted domains, estimated to number around 500, are back online after being down for approximately four days.
Maher said the two companies have agreed to work together and are willing to enter neutral arbitration if necessary.
AIT said last week that it had begun an investigation of the incident in conjunction with ICANN.
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11-22-2005, 08:01 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Correct my math if I'm wrong, but the Registry charges $80 redemption fee per
domain name, isn't it? Because if that's so, then $80 x 500 = $40,000.00.
That's a lot of dough to pay for a mistake. Whew!
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11-22-2005, 08:04 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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I thought the same thing, I think AIT is trying to not have to pay by saying it is a PIR mistake
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11-22-2005, 08:53 PM #4Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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Perhaps it's more about diluting a possible PR nightmare (company reputation) than just that $40k. Who knows.
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11-22-2005, 09:29 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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You might be correct. One has to wonder how 500 .org names got deleted in the first place?
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11-23-2005, 01:20 AM #6WHT Addict
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Originally Posted by dmavenRead Tabloids - Warning Experimental.
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11-23-2005, 02:16 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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11-23-2005, 09:20 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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12-14-2005, 06:07 PM #9Retired Moderator
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any news how it happened?
someone it was security hole and a hacker deleted em?Bashar Al-Abdulhadi - KuwaitNET Internet Services Serving customers since 1997
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