BS: mudcatcafe.com

Subject: BS: mudcatcafe ... very dodgy!?!
From: Lox
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 04:28 AM

So I typed mudcat cafe into my new google chrome navigation bar and it took me to this page here ...

... coffee anyone?

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 05:19 AM

Well it.s .com not .org. Maybe Max is trying to capitalise on the brand :)
Anybody wanna buy a franchise?

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: Newport Boy
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 05:40 AM

Looks more like a con - 'Make an offer for this domain' ??

Phil

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: GUEST,cs
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 06:04 AM

The domain name has been bought up at some point by someone who knows of mudcat, along no doubt with lots of other famous names. The purpose being to sell them to those individuals/groups etc. who might eventually want to use that domain name.

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 06:05 AM

Not sure what to think on that one but I suppose things can happen with domain names. I hope my memory is right here and that I am commenting fairly but I have a feeling Max did once own mudcat.com but let go of it when a long established maker of dredges challenged in a not too friendly manner.

I was approached via email several times by someone who had bought and wanted to sell me folkinfo.com - I may be exaggerating a little here but a sort of you need to buy my domain name or as my com is greater than your org I can take "customers" from you.

I'd guess there are all sorts of other twists...

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email)
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 06:08 AM

Sounds like a storm in a coffee cup to me.

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 06:15 AM

Does he have grounds for complaint?

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: GUEST,cs
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 06:30 AM

depends if he's protected the name 'mudcat cafe' I imagine.

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email)
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 06:36 AM

An instant reply would be it has a sobering effect.

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 07:22 AM

How do you take your coffee Mr Black?

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email)
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 07:44 AM

With a little Scotch these mornings.

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 09:20 AM

Good man yersel'

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 09:29 AM

This coffee tastes like mud!

Yes,sir. It was ground only this morning.

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email)
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 11:24 AM

It's not as black and white as that.

Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: Lox
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 12:21 PM

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          Ole!




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Subject: RE: BS: mudcatcafe.com
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 01:10 PM

Since Mudcat is an organization, not a group, whether Max set this up or someone who hopes Max wants to expand to this site and wants to charge him for the privilege, it's a legitimate transaction.

The same kind of thing used to happen where the speculators would register the names of famous people then try to gouge them to get their own domain name if they set up a fan site. The courts don't allow that, it's a form of gouging.

SRS