? "-about.com" added in domain name?

surfmaster911 · 01-08-2009, 09:19 AM

I own a domain name and someone took my name and put "-about.com" to the end, to get it to point to them instead of my site.

example... www.anysite.com-about.com, goes to them, not www.anysite.com

What is this,? I'm just a point and clicker hobbyist, they are a high tech firm.

Thanks

surfmaster911 · 01-08-2009, 09:56 AM

I own a domain name and someone took my name and put "-about.com" to the end, to get it to point to them instead of my site.

Mine www.surfmaster.com

theirs www.surfmaster.com-about.com/related.html

What is this,? I'm just a point and clicker hobbyist, they are a high tech firm. what can I do if anything ?

Thanks

**wmorri** · 01-08-2009, 10:17 AM

Hi,

There isn't a lot that you can do, that I know of. They are using a different url then you. I wouldn't be that concerned. Just make sure that if you do any advertising, even to your friends relatives etc, that you tell them the url, and not the other one.

Cheers!

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surfmaster911 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	? "-about.com" added in domain name? I own a domain name and someone took my name and put "-about.com" to the end, to get it to point to them instead of my site. example... www.anysite.com-about.com, goes to them, not www.anysite.com What is this,? I'm just a point and clicker hobbyist, they are a high tech firm. Thanks

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surfmaster911 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: ? "-about.com" added in domain name? I own a domain name and someone took my name and put "-about.com" to the end, to get it to point to them instead of my site. Mine www.surfmaster.com theirs www.surfmaster.com-about.com/related.html What is this,? I'm just a point and clicker hobbyist, they are a high tech firm. what can I do if anything ? Thanks

01-08-2009, 10:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: ? "-about.com" added in domain name? Hi, There isn't a lot that you can do, that I know of. They are using a different url then you. I wouldn't be that concerned. Just make sure that if you do any advertising, even to your friends relatives etc, that you tell them the url, and not the other one. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!