I have been wanting to post this since a very long time but I kept forgetting. Last year, around this time I wanted to register a domain - storz.in. I had always used EstDomains/ExtDomains to register my domains, but since .in domains had become expensive I started searching for websites that still offered them for cheap. I looked at Rediff and I liked the price. I used my ICICI account to transfer the amount to Rediff for the domain, and that is when I realized that the process could take as long as 24 hrs. In the domaining industry, everyone knows the value of each minute, esp. in cases when the domain is about to drop. I left the money with Rediff and continued my search for a faster registrar and that was when I remembered my old time registrar - stafi.net. I quickly transferred the money using PayPal and got my domain within minutes. A couple of days later, I receive an email from Rediff saying that my request for the domain was processed successfully and I would be able to manage my domain using their control panel. When in fact, I had already set the nameservers on Stafi.net's control panel and my domain was clearly accessible from the Internet. I couldn't help but laugh while I was also being pissed that my money went down the drain. A few days ago, I received this email from Rediff: "Dear Sanjay Varanasi, We would like to inform you that your following service(s) will expire on MAR 30, 2009. Renew your account right away to continue using the service(s). Your Rediffmail Business Solutions Account details:
Domain : storz.in
Service Registration Date Expiry Date Price/ Year
Domain Registration MAR 30, 2008 MAR 30, 2009 800.00/-
Click here to renew You will be taken to the Rediff Business Hosting page. In the Login Box - please provide your username and password to login and reach to the renewal screen." While clearly, WhoIS and my sense say that the domain is with Directi Internet Solutions Pvt. Ltd. "Domain ID:D2905638-AFIN Domain Name:STORZ.IN Created On:28-Mar-2008 21:40:48 UTC Last Updated On:28-May-2008 19:20:12 UTC Expiration Date:28-Mar-2009 21:40:48 UTC Sponsoring Registrar:Directi Internet Solutions Pvt. Ltd. dba PublicDomainRegistry.com (R5-AFIN) Status:..." My honest suggestion : Don't ever use Rediff for your domain/website related activities.

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