A sorry tale of people not doing as they are told.
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What they are told in this case is "Any Technical Matters To Come Through David" Complaints abound that a set of email accounts are no longer working. Investigation shows that the domain name has not been paid and is suspended. Go to 'Go Daddy' (for it is they) to try to pay and have it reinstated. Go Daddy say that I need to have the access password, which is not written down. I find out that the domain name was requested by a company that was asked to provide a webspace by one of our no longer with us employees. So I try to call the webspace company to get the details so that I can go back to Go Daddy to get the domain name paid for again. The company that the employee who no longer works for us used has gone into administration and is not able to help, as no-one knows who set it up, where the records are or how to organise a piss-up in a brewery. I am vexed. Fortunately the domain name will soon be out of registration completely so I will be able to buy it back and point it to a new webspace. But until then... No emails, no online presence and a bag full of shit for David. Sometimes I hate my job.
--------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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What they are told in this case is "Any Technical Matters To Come Through David" Complaints abound that a set of email accounts are no longer working. Investigation shows that the domain name has not been paid and is suspended. Go to 'Go Daddy' (for it is they) to try to pay and have it reinstated. Go Daddy say that I need to have the access password, which is not written down. I find out that the domain name was requested by a company that was asked to provide a webspace by one of our no longer with us employees. So I try to call the webspace company to get the details so that I can go back to Go Daddy to get the domain name paid for again. The company that the employee who no longer works for us used has gone into administration and is not able to help, as no-one knows who set it up, where the records are or how to organise a piss-up in a brewery. I am vexed. Fortunately the domain name will soon be out of registration completely so I will be able to buy it back and point it to a new webspace. But until then... No emails, no online presence and a bag full of shit for David. Sometimes I hate my job.
--------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
and what was the name of the domain again?
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
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and what was the name of the domain again?
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
--------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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and what was the name of the domain again?
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
beat me to it!
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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What they are told in this case is "Any Technical Matters To Come Through David" Complaints abound that a set of email accounts are no longer working. Investigation shows that the domain name has not been paid and is suspended. Go to 'Go Daddy' (for it is they) to try to pay and have it reinstated. Go Daddy say that I need to have the access password, which is not written down. I find out that the domain name was requested by a company that was asked to provide a webspace by one of our no longer with us employees. So I try to call the webspace company to get the details so that I can go back to Go Daddy to get the domain name paid for again. The company that the employee who no longer works for us used has gone into administration and is not able to help, as no-one knows who set it up, where the records are or how to organise a piss-up in a brewery. I am vexed. Fortunately the domain name will soon be out of registration completely so I will be able to buy it back and point it to a new webspace. But until then... No emails, no online presence and a bag full of shit for David. Sometimes I hate my job.
--------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
My favorite in a tale like this is when the admin buys and creates admin@somedomain.com for the email account, and then goes and modifies all of the registrations stuff to point there. Then something happens and all attempts to communicate go to where no one can get access. I spent a few months doing the help side for a hosting company. Hated that call about once a week where I had to tell the person that I cannot help you because you cannot manage your accounts. Although it was always much worse when the company had a blowup with the contractor that set it all up and I had to tell them, go rebuild the bridge you just burned so you can get the password you need. Especially because those contractors were always 'crooks' and much worse. :rolleyes: Good luck getting it all put back together soon.