Do you have e.g. a bind .jnl file of one of the NS behind the zone, because you can re-create the text form of the zone from the binary zone state in journal.
Do you know how to talk to the Registry, rather than a registrar, because you own the domain, and even under contract for service, its your name, not their name unless you signed a very awkward contract.
Do you have a lawyer? I think you need one.
I don't know what this means.
> Do you have e.g. a bind .jnl file of one of the NS behind the zone, because you can re-create the text form of the zone from the binary zone state in journal.
I don't believe that I do. I just used the web interface to set the domains up.
> Do you know how to talk to the Registry, rather than a registrar, because you own the domain, and even under contract for service, its your name, not their name unless you signed a very awkward contract.
I don't
> Do you have a lawyer? I think you need one.
I guess I might have to get one?
I wish I could just get the zone files and leave. I don't want to create a fuss.
Depending on how long you have had the zone, re-delegating it through another registrar may be timelocked. Its a bit of a shit-show.
You are on a steep learning curve or need consultant/contractor help (which btw I cannot do, sorry)
The new registrar is happy to consume them directly and re-create them
If you have a new registrar, this situation shouldn't be unfamiliar to them..
it's not that i "have a new registrar" per se
it's that when i go to a new registrar and say "hey, my old registrar is abusing me and won't give me the zone files, can you help" they say "just get the zone files" on customer service patrick star mode :(
i don't know, maybe i'm being unreasonable?
i just want to keep my domains up
if i have to go to a lawyer i will but i really don't want to, that sounds very expensive and i'm worried the old registrar will escalate if i do that
i just want my zone files so i can leave, you know?