Quote from: devthedev on March 01, 2016, 02:48:43 PM

Quote from: Quickseller on March 01, 2016, 07:08:24 AM

Quote from: mexxer-2 on March 01, 2016, 07:04:27 AM

Quote from: Quickseller on March 01, 2016, 07:03:28 AM

I can only speculate, however it is possible that uchi saw that the domain was about to expire and saved the script and/or uchi used an archive of the website.

Quote from: unchi on March 01, 2016, 07:02:25 AM

Ok so here's the story.

I originally created passphrase.io.

I sold the domain and license to use my script to devthedev.

A few weeks before the domain expired, I warned dev on two separate occasions that he needed to renew. Once via email and once via PM. I even offered to buy it back from him, but he ignored.

He allowed the domain to expire, and I bought it back.

Also, I think devthdev mentioned somewhere that he did buy the domain+hosting from someone else

Well there you go. Devthedev probably didn't even realize that the domain was (about to) expire.

This is what happened. I was sold the script/domain last July and recently just didn't have time to continue development, so I listed the script for sale and just realized the domain didn't renew. Looks like unchi, the user who sold it to me snagged the domain as soon as it expired and rehosted the script in an attempt to sell it again. Extremely shady.

The only way this could be shady if somehow unchi abused their position as the original owner... otherwise anybody could have grabbed an expired domain.

Did unchi retain control of domain registration or was it entirely in your control? I'm not sure I understand how you missed the expiration especially since you appeared to be trying to sell it before expiration - coincidence? Did you get e-mails from the registrar? Did you get e-mails from unchi?

On the other hand, I don't get why did unchi even try to warn you if the domain had been sold long ago (not leased etc) and fully in your possession.