JulienJ
Member
It’s great witnessing the domain industry work together, watching each other’s back.
Domains can be valuable assets, that are intangible; we can’t lock them inside one’s house, or in a box. Their lifespan is dependent on their owners’ ability to renew them, sometimes at the last minute.
In the case of the late Igal Lichtman, his legacy as Mrs. Jello LLC was passed onto his family. They took over a sizable domain portfolio, of approximately 5,000 domains.
Two days ago, domain investor Yinan – also known as Owntype on DNForum and NamePros – shared some alarming news about the Mrs. Jello LLC portfolio of domains: their managing domain, ExoticDomains.net, had lapsed at eNom a few days prior.
Losing control of one’s administrative account and linked email can be outright devastating.
Without access to it, a domain owner will probably not receive important emails from registrars about all the linked domains. Furthermore, should that domain drop, someone could acquire it and perform a series of malicious activities, such as hijacking domains under that domain’s control.
Luckily, Yinan shared the news, notifying the domain community. Tia Woodsaw the post, and emailed me.
I messaged Nat Cohen, who is well-connected in the domain industry. He reached out to one of Igal’s relatives, and he in turn took care of business, letting his family know.
In the process, the premium domain Jerusalem.com was renewed as well.
Source
Domains can be valuable assets, that are intangible; we can’t lock them inside one’s house, or in a box. Their lifespan is dependent on their owners’ ability to renew them, sometimes at the last minute.
In the case of the late Igal Lichtman, his legacy as Mrs. Jello LLC was passed onto his family. They took over a sizable domain portfolio, of approximately 5,000 domains.
Two days ago, domain investor Yinan – also known as Owntype on DNForum and NamePros – shared some alarming news about the Mrs. Jello LLC portfolio of domains: their managing domain, ExoticDomains.net, had lapsed at eNom a few days prior.
Losing control of one’s administrative account and linked email can be outright devastating.
Without access to it, a domain owner will probably not receive important emails from registrars about all the linked domains. Furthermore, should that domain drop, someone could acquire it and perform a series of malicious activities, such as hijacking domains under that domain’s control.
Luckily, Yinan shared the news, notifying the domain community. Tia Woodsaw the post, and emailed me.
I messaged Nat Cohen, who is well-connected in the domain industry. He reached out to one of Igal’s relatives, and he in turn took care of business, letting his family know.
In the process, the premium domain Jerusalem.com was renewed as well.
Source
