Domain registrar

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A weird situation , our radio club's website is not working . We own the domain name for another year but we can't find the domain registrar ! Is there some way which we can change domain registrar without contacting the present one ??
 
doing a whois of your domain will tell you who your registrar is.
 
This site gives all diagnostic info.

http://www.dnsstuff.com/

If you own the domain name for another year and the site is offline, it is the hosting that has elapsed. You will need to find a new host and move the IPSTAG from the old company to the new. The old company will not be particularly helpful. Once the new hosting company have control, they will change the DNS servers and you will be back in business.
 
mete said:
A weird situation , our radio club's website is not working . We own the domain name for another year but we can't find the domain registrar ! Is there some way which we can change domain registrar without contacting the present one ??
What radio club is it??? I look after the Cabarrus Amateur Radio Society in NC and the domain www.cabarrusars.org is forwarded to a donated hosting space with a local ISP but the person who registered the domain isn't around anymore so I'm guessing we'll have a problem on our hands if they didn't do an auto-renew. It's always good to have your domain registration and hosting withthe same company...eliminates much confusion!
 
Domain Name:TSARA.ORG
Created On:21-Apr-2003 07:02:04 UTC
Last Updated On:22-Apr-2006 05:37:17 UTC
Expiration Date:21-Apr-2007 07:02:04 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Direct Information PVT Ltd. (R27-LROR)
Status:OK
Registrant ID:DI_1171826
Registrant Name:Tom Olver
Registrant Organization:Tom Olver
Registrant Street1:PO Box 711
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Sparrowbush
Registrant State/Province:NY
Registrant Postal Code:12780
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.8458560682
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:w2tao@bestweb.net
Admin ID:DI_1171826
Admin Name:Tom Olver
Admin Organization:Tom Olver
Admin Street1:PO Box 711
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:Sparrowbush
Admin State/Province:NY
Admin Postal Code:12780
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.8458560682
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:w2tao@bestweb.net
Tech ID:DI_1171826
Tech Name:Tom Olver
Tech Organization:Tom Olver
Tech Street1:PO Box 711
Tech Street2:
Tech Street3:
Tech City:Sparrowbush
Tech State/Province:NY
Tech Postal Code:12780
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.8458560682
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:w2tao@bestweb.net
Name Server:DNS.PARKPAGE.FOUNDATIONAPI.COM
Name Server:DNS2.PARKPAGE.FOUNDATIONAPI.COM



So, first of all, no panic since your domain is registered through 20-Apr-2007. Second, your registrar is Direct Information PVT Ltd, the googleing of whom is left to the reader as an exercise.
 
The problem is not WHO the registrar is but the registrant [Tom Olver] has been unable to contact them and the website is not working !
 
Registrar Name: DIRECT INFORMATION PVT LTD D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Address: 330, Link Way Estate, Link Road, Malad (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 064, IN
Phone Number: 91 22 56797500
Email: accounts@directi.com
Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Referral URL: www.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Admin Contact: Saurabh . Pande
Phone Number: +91.2256797637
Email: tldadmin@directi.com
Admin Contact: Bhavin M Turakhia
Phone Number: 91 22 6285922
Email: bhavint@directi.com
Admin Contact: Divyank M Turakhia
Phone Number: 91 22 6285922
Email: divyank@directi.com
Billing Contact: DirectI Account Team NA NA
Phone Number: 0912256797503
Email: accounts@directi.com
Technical Contact: Kalpesh . Patel
Phone Number: +91.2256797621
Email: tldtech@directi.com
Technical Contact: Bhavin M Turakhia
Phone Number: 91 22 6285922
Email: bhavint@directi.com
Technical Contact: Divyank M Turakhia
Phone Number: 91 22 6285922
Email: divyank@directi.com

Telephoning Mumbai is left to the reader as an exercise.

But, I suspect that the problem is not the registrar. I suspect the problem is with your host.
 
Gollnick said:
But, I suspect that the problem is not the registrar. I suspect the problem is with your host.

Yes, contact your hosting company and see what the story is.
 
Telephone Mumbai ??? Anyway this is all beyond me so I'll pass the info to Tom Olver . Thanks !!
 
mete said:
Telephone Mumbai ??? Anyway this is all beyond me so I'll pass the info to Tom Olver . Thanks !!

The way I read it, the hosting company is PARKPAGE.FOUNDATIONAPI.COM which is reflected by the Domain Name Server (DNS) information. They will have contacted Tom Olver and he hasn't renewed the hosting. If Tom Olver _is_ actively involved, then I would guess the hosting company has closed, as www.FOUNDATIONAPI.COM redirects to a very strange site.
 
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