[nereid]

Is there a certain kind of virus/adware that *knows* when you're running a virus scan? I swear, every damn time I run my virus scan or adware scan, my computer shuts down. WITHOUT FAIL. Should I take it in to be looked at?

[lot49]

(hi, I x-posted this in the General Knowledge Base)


Hi busties! Any experts with domain registration out there?

My domain expired, unintentionally, and I have been unable to renew it or transfer it. The current registrar's website says that expired domains cannot be renewed online through their site -- you have to call or email. Yet my emails to the company go unanswered and I haven't been able to reach them by phone (they're in Singapore and the phone just rings, even if I call during Singapore business hours).

When I tried to transfer the domain to another company, I received a message that the transfer had failed because:

"the current status of the above domain name(s) is:
REGISTRAR-LOCK, clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited,
clientUpdateProhibited,"

The message instructed me to contact my current registrar to resolve the problem, which I have been unable to do.

Also, the current registrar's site also says that domains that have expired for more than 15 days will require a $150 fee to be reinstated. WTF?