I'm sure this is a dupe, but has anybody noticed F.R. has been yanked?

[kixot]

Domain Name: FREEREPUBLIC.COM
Registrar: GKG.NET, INC.
Whois Server: whois.gkg.net
Referral URL: http://www.gkg.net
Name Server: NS.ROBINSON-DEFEHR.COM
Name Server: NS2.ROBINSON-DEFEHR.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Status: REGISTRAR-HOLD
Updated Date: 24-mar-2004
Creation Date: 23-sep-1996
Expiration Date: 22-sep-2006
Domain Name: FREEREPUBLIC.COM

http://www/freerepublic.com/

That biatch has been ch0wn3d. Looks like they yanked it last night. Jimbo, you got's to pay your bills, Jimbo.

[terisel]

1. What does it mean?

[DS1]

2. The fiscal conservatives forgot to pay their bills

[Skittles]

11. they ran a deficit too long

:D

[kixot]

3. Registrar-lock and Hold meanings.

REGISTRY-LOCK: The registry sets the domain to this status. The domain cannot be modified or deleted by the registrar. The registry MUST remove the REGISTRY-LOCK status for the registrar to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain will be included in the root zone file when in this status if the domain has at least one associated name server.

REGISTRY-HOLD: The registry sets the domain to this status. The domain cannot be modified or deleted by the registrar. The registry must remove the REGISTRY-HOLD status in order for the registrar to modify the domain. The domain can be renewed. The domain WILL NOT be included in the root zone file when in this status.

In other words, it looks like they haven't paid their registration bill but it could be a number of other things.

[PaDUer]

12. Gee..what did they do with

all that $$ they just collected, and that $60,000.00 they "won" from Fresno, especially since they thank * for making a call for them on this.

[bedtimeforbonzo]

4. What the expiration date for then?

It looks like they paid until September 2006.

On another thread someone said they were locked for giving an invalid phone number.

[kixot]

7. no way to tell, really.

More often than not it's a renewal issue but the renewal date looks fine on this so there's no telling.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. Ah, sad - they've made their arrangements with the registry

according to their website, but they say ()and of course, they are right) it might take up to a day for the change to propagate.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/browse


Notice
Good news: the registrar has finally been updated. Bad news: it may take hours to a full day for the changes to propagate. See the current discussion for more information.

From now on we're going to maintain http://FreeRepublic.info for site information. Currently this name points to our website as an alternate DNS entry. Please bookmark this .info URL for up-to-date status information.

[HuckleB]

8. Alas, they will continue to propagate their propaganda.

But any interruption of those poor anti-Amerian, unpatriotic, freedom hating souls is A-ok with me.

[kixot]

9. interesting

Name: freerepublic.info
Address: 209.157.64.200

Domain ID:D1317155-LRMS
Domain Name:FREEREPUBLIC.INFO
Created On:28-Nov-2001 13:36:47 UTC
Last Updated On:24-Nov-2003 05:00:46 UTC
Expiration Date:28-Nov-2004 13:36:47 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R122-LRMS
Status:ACTIVE
Status:OK
Registrant ID:C1522946-LRMS
Registrant Name:FREE REPUBLIC, LLC
Registrant Organization:FREE REPUBLIC, LLC
Registrant Street1:PO Box 9771
Registrant City:FRESNO
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:93794
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Email:[e-mail]
Admin ID:C1522946-LRMS
Admin Name:FREE REPUBLIC, LLC
Admin Organization:FREE REPUBLIC, LLC
Admin Street1:PO Box 9771
Admin City:FRESNO
Admin State/Province:CA
Admin Postal Code:93794
Admin Country:US
Admin Email:[e-mail]
Billing ID:C1522946-LRMS
Billing Name:FREE REPUBLIC, LLC
Billing Organization:FREE REPUBLIC, LLC
Billing Street1:PO Box 9771
Billing City:FRESNO
Billing State/Province:CA
Billing Postal Code:93794
Billing Country:US
Billing Email:[e-mail]
Tech ID:C1689868-LRMS
Tech Name:John Robinson
Tech Street1:PO BOX 1745
Tech City:FRESNO
Tech State/Province:CA
Tech Postal Code:93717-1745
Tech Country:US
Tech Email:[e-mail]
Name Server:NS2.ROBINSON-DEFEHR.COM
Name Server:NS.ROBINSON-DEFEHR.COM

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. har, har, har. John Robinson. As in "Lost in Space"

"Peligro, peligro, peligro."

Translated: "Danger, Wil Robinson."

[bif]

6. They renewed it today

But not everyone can access it. Only some parts of the country. That much hate isn't gonna go away over a simple mistake, believe me.