Another option for domain name escrow services.

There are lots of options for domain name escrow services. One I just became aware of is Transpact.com based in the UK.

Two things make Transpact interesting: its location and low fees.

The company (Transpact is actually the trading name for Anpa Forward Ltd) is based in the UK and specializes in pound and euro transactions.

It’s fees are also low and not based on a percentage of the transaction.

The company charges £2.99 per party for (GB) Pound transactions or €3.49 each for Euro transactions, and $24.99 per party for US dollar transactions. That’s for transactions up to £10,000 / €15,000.

I always recommend doing your due diligence before selecting an escrow company. Transpact works with some large web companies such as AutoTrader UK and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the United Kingdom. Still, I don’t have first hand experience.

Any readers have experiences with Transpact?

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Three domains have already hit reserve ahead of auction, and CA lists five domains for sale.

Next week DOMAINfest comes to Santa Monica, California. That means it’s time for another Moniker premium domain auction.

As it has done recently, the company is holding “pre-bidding” on a number of domains that will be in the auction. Already QE.com has hit its reserve with a $57,500 bid. That means the domain will sell for sure at next week’s auction.

A couple other small price tag domains have hit reserves during pre-bidding, including WeddingCards.net for $590 and CaliforniaRolls.com for $300.

Computer Associates, aka CA, has five domain names for sale in the auction: Security.com, Empire.com, Platinum.com, 1800business.com, and Cheyenne.com.

The acquisition juggernaut came into many of these domain names through acquisitions.

Security.com – Netegrity in 2004
Empire.com – appears to be acquisition of Empire Technologies, but can’t find details
Platinum.com – Platinum technology in 1999
Cheyenne.com – Cheyenne Software in 1996

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HostExploit applauds Oversee.net for fixing problems that landed it at top spot at recent “Bad Hosts” list.

HostExploit, a group that compiles a list of what it calls “Bad Hosts”, no longer lists Oversee.net as the #1 bad host.

In its fourth quarter report, the group says Oversee.net is now ranked as the #12 bad host.

Why? It’s kind of hard to tell. Last quarter I reached out to both Oversee.net and HostExploit about the ranking. I heard back from neither so I guess I’m on my own to interpret the results.

But HostExploit applauds Oversee.net in its latest report, stating:

For a responsible host, the shock of finding they are ranked unusually high, or even worse in the #1 position, can be enough to prompt immediate remedial action.

Take, for example, the Q3 2011 #1 overall Bad Host (#1 for both Badware and Infected sites) AS33626 Oversee.net. This customer oriented reseller swiftly investigated the causes behind its undesired status. The introduction of a clean-up program and new procedures promptly reversed the trend. (More on this in a future case study.)

The clean-up for Oversee.net progresses with an added confidence that their high ranking will drop further and take them off the #1 spot for badware.

Indeed, Oversee.net is still ranked #1 for badware. But the report notes that it continues to work on negating false positives for badware on parked domains. (Oversee.net is parent company of domain parking company DomainSponsor.)

Sedo is also on the overall “bad” list at #39. Google is ranked #43.

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