Cybersquatter email

#1

Post by andres » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 6:31 PM UTC

From: "Thomas Li"

Subject: important domain names: octopart.cn & octopart.com.cn

Dear Sirs,

We have octopart.cn & octopart.com.cn and found that the domains are useful for you if you want to explore China market.

We can really consider selling them out if you are interested in them.

Please get back to us with your kind offer.

Thanks

Regards,

Thomas

Re: Cybersquatter email

#2

Post by edw519 » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 7:00 PM UTC

all your base belong to octopart.cn

Re: Cybersquatter email

#3

Post by andres » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 7:17 PM UTC

octopart.cn and octopart.com.cn were registered on 3/10/07. we launched on 3/05/07.

Re: Cybersquatter email

#4

Post by ph0rque » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 7:34 PM UTC

We got a similar email when we launched i-conserve.com (also with the chinese domain name).

Re: Cybersquatter email

#5

Post by robertgaal » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 7:48 PM UTC

Yep, we got one too. Idiots.

Re: Cybersquatter email

#6

Post by snowmaker » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 7:53 PM UTC

We got one, too, at Scribd. Maybe they read news.ycombinator.

Re: Cybersquatter email

#7

Post by swallace » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 7:59 PM UTC

Beware! all those chinese domains are tainted with lead.

Re: Cybersquatter email

#8

Post by tlrobinson » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 8:07 PM UTC

cyber-squatters lie somewhere between the scammers and spammers on my internet jackass shitlist.

Re: Cybersquatter email

#9

Post by zeantsoi » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 8:40 PM UTC

all your domains are belong to us

Re: Cybersquatter email

#10

Post by BitGeek » Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 9:21 PM UTC

andres wrote: post #3

octopart.cn and octopart.com.cn were registered on 3/10/07. we launched on 3/05/07.

this is called enterprising. They aren't pretending to be you, they are just buying generic domain names that might be useful to someone in the future. You can either buy them from them, or give them a pass.... that's your choice.

But it seems like you're offended that they offered them to you and that's a waste of energy.