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ICANN didn't 'hijack' the domain. The domain was suspended from DNS because you hadn't paid your renewal bill. The "strange page" was put up by your registrar
by talideon 13y ago
ICANN didn't 'hijack' the domain.
The domain was suspended from DNS because you hadn't paid your renewal bill. The "strange page" was put up by your registrar to notify any visitors of this and to direct them towards their billing system. The idea is to effectively shame people into paying their bills in a timely manner. Your registrar would've sent you at least three different emails before and shortly after the domain's expiration including a notice of what would happen if you didn't pay on time. If you didn't receive these, then that's on you for not keeping your contact details up to date and correct, which you're required to under your registration contract, and which is why you get those emails out periodically asking that you verify that the details they have for you are correct.
If you don't pay your phone bills, electricity bills, rent, &c. on time, you'd expect the service to be removed. Why would domain names be any different?
- throwaway-icann 13y agoActually, the domain had been transferred to a new registrar a month prior to this incident. It was paid for a full year, beginning a month before this incident. Succinctly, you are wrong. But if you would like, here is an analogy: Your electric company wants to make sure your phone number is accurate, so your electrical company calls a number on the account, and unless you answer, they shut off your electricity. Your bill is paid, but they cannot verify your phone, so your power gets cut off. ...and all you have is cordless phone, which won't work without electricity. So, you have to go to the power company to change the phone number on the account to your brother's phone, and then verify using his number to get your electricity turned back on.