Changing .COM domains

[Cedric Puddy]

On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Stein Roger Larsen wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> I've run into some problems with the 'normal' procedures for modifying
> some .com domains registered in Network Solutions (InterNIC) database.
> 
> I need to change/update nameservers and technical contact (zone
> contact) for these domains. 
> 
> Both company and the domain-name for primary nameserver, are
> non-existing. (The company was acquired by another company, and the
> domain-name seased after a while).
> 
> The DNS is still the same, but with a different domain-name (same
> ip-address).

> Has anyone been into this before?

If a domain has fallen out of use, and the contact information
becomes stale, then one may resort to sending faxes/snail
mail to the NIC on appropriate letter head.

The internic actually has had very detailed informatin
as to update processes on their site in the past -
you may find it worth your while to look closer at
their site, if you haven't already.

If you control a name server at the IP address that
these semi-defunct domains point at, I would set up the
DNS server to point at a box running sendmail, set that
box up to send mail as the domain, and send in the request
through that server (esentially, just make the stale contact
information completely valid again).  

If that option doesn't work for you, simply send in the
request from any email address, get the tracking number,
and follow up with a fax (preferably signed by someone
with the authority to bind the entity that owns the
domain) that requests that the changes per tracking
number X be completed.  Depending on how handy people
who can legally bind the organisation in question are,
this can be a very quick option.  Technically, forging
this stuff is easy, but not necessarily smart (if you 
assume wrong about the owner wants, then there are legal
avenues that are not in your favour open to that
agrieved party.... or so I hear).  

If you get errors regarding being unable to make
certin changes to the DNS server HOST records,
you may have to delete those records, or issue
CHANGE requests for those HOST records.  From the
sound of what you describe, this won't be
required.

If you want to change the organisation name/etc that
is listed as the OWNER of the domain, you will need
a notiery public, some legalise (from the web site),
and snail mail.

-Cedric

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