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by cidor 517 days ago
That's your own fault for letting the registration lapse.

Excellent work by that entrepreneurial random Indian for capitalizing on your negligence.

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I actually managed to buy it back after I insulted them and let them understand that I wasn't interested (so they let it lapse as well). And I've set it on auto-renew ever since.

But it's not like it didn't happen to Google too, so don't patronize me. It's a legitimate vulnerability if you use a domain name as a source of identity.