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Sony Forgets To Pay For Domain, Hilarity Ensues
First time accepted submitter Dragoness Eclectic writes Early Tuesday, gamers woke up to find out that they couldn't log in to any Sony Online Entertainment games--no Everquest, no Planetside 2, none of them. Oddly, the forums where company reps might have posted some explanation weren't reachable, either. A bit of journalistic investigation by EQ2Wire came across the explanation: SOE forgot to renew the domain registration on SonyOnline.net, the hidden domain that holds all their nameservers. After 7 weeks of non-payment post-expiration, NetworkSolutions reclaimed the domain, sending all access to Sony's games into an internet black hole. Sony has since paid up. SOE's president, John Smedley, has admitted that the expiration notices were being sent to an "unread email" address.
LOL
Good point, I better print the email reminder and place that in the three ring binder that sits behind my desk.
This is apparently my president's nightmare because he will call me at midnight and ask me when our domains and SSL certs expire.
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
Must have been "support@sony.com"
To Terminate, or not to Terminate, that's the question - SCSIROB
SOE's president, John Smedley, has admitted that the expiration notices were being sent to an "unread email" address.
The same one used for customer service inquiries.
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
I'm still not able to log on to Star Wars Galaxies.
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.