GRRRRR!!!!!

mmi — Thu, 30 May 2002 20:15:27 +0000

I just clicked on an email link and was sent to these creeps - no email address that I can see

I guess you guys know this, but I looked up the domain

dns@ultsearch.com

release the hounds! :bunny:

Suzanne — Wed, 29 May 2002 19:06:01 +0000

Me, too. I sent Chad a note about it. Hopefully this time it's just technical.

taff — Wed, 29 May 2002 18:53:36 +0000

even using the .net address or IP address, I'm having a heck of a time getting in here today!

Suzanne — Wed, 29 May 2002 16:31:24 +0000

Hey, you're welcome, Taff. I posted in a bunch of places, hoping that someone would trip over the information.

taff — Wed, 29 May 2002 14:33:17 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by mairving
Did you not receive an email? Chad sent one out.

Nope. In fact, *I* sent Chad an email asking what was up. Didn't hear back.

I did change my email address in the profile at one point - perhaps he was working off an old list.

mairving — Wed, 29 May 2002 14:11:41 +0000

Taff, we are only going to keep those who were able to figure it out for themselves, LOL.

Did you not receive an email? Chad sent one out.

taff — Wed, 29 May 2002 13:54:58 +0000

Hey! Wasn't anyone gonna tell me! I've been going through withdrawals here. I felt like the family dog who got home only to find everyone had moved.

I checked the whois on Monday when I couldn't access the site and found it available for registration. In retrospect, I should have just grabbed it for y'all

In any event, a rose by any other name...

Thanks to Suzanne for putting that update on her blog!

mairving — Wed, 29 May 2002 13:22:42 +0000

I've been doing a bit of research on this company ultsearch.com . Apparently it takes the domain names and parks them, hijacking the traffic to the site. I have read about numerous sites that have been hijacked like this. Here is some info on one site:

Quote: Our host did not notify us to renew our domain name,
it expired and now is owned by someone else...We have
done everything to try to get it back, and finally
decided to move on a new one, as we couldn't even
reach the new owner...

The new owner took our domain name, to legally "steal"
our traffic, by redirecting it to his search engine...
Fortunately, over 90% of our traffic was coming from
our subscribers. He really, doesn't know what he is
doing, if he thinks that webmasters and business
owners, will buy from his "Next Card Visa" affiliate
banner...Furthermore, it seems that he set up the
whole ultsearch.com, just to make money...This
usually, doesn't work.

This very important situation has caused us a lot
of troubles, but right now, the most important
thing is to get our site back online as soon as
possible. It will be under the name:
eInfoReporterEzine.com , that fortunately most of you
liked.

Abhishek Reddy — Wed, 29 May 2002 04:04:18 +0000

Jeez... this is crazy.

Suzanne — Wed, 29 May 2002 01:57:27 +0000

forged fax.

that's the most common. A transfer to another registrar as well.