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I'm an Iranian---which is something you have no choice in, you just turn 4~5 and understand enough language that they tell you that you are an Iranian. And well out of believing namecheap is a good company (since I had my DNS there) I purchased my domain from them. Then one day these fuckers banned my domain, and my access to the dashboard without any warnings or headsup, didn't even allow me to move my domain to somewhere else, and those vultures from GoDaddy bought it in the auction and have put it for 3500€... Horrible people

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>I'm an Iranian---which is something you have no choice in

Weird argument. Given they're in the US, not complying with US sanctions on Iran isn't an option either.

Yeah, but you don't have to be such horrible people about it. At least give the person a few days to move their stuff. And I wasn't checking it from Iran.

> Yeah, but you don't have to be such horrible people about it. At least give the person a few days to move their stuff.

That’s not how sanctions work. A company can’t knowingly service a customer under sanctions. If your account was termination for sanction related reasons, they have no choice but to shut it down as fast as possible once they know that fact.

They cannot continue to service it for a few days or even service transfer requests. It’s a hard stop.

That is just so stupid...

I understand you’re angry, but I don’t think you understand what sanctions mean if this is a surprise to you.

Sanctions are a hard cutoff. There isn’t room to allow serving sanctioned customers for a little while or giving them services to allow an off ramp. Sanctions mean “You must not serve these customers”. As soon as a company discovers they’ve been accidentally serving a sanctioned customer, they must stop immediately. If they were to continue giving them service or a grace period, they are violating the sanctions.

There’s always someone willing to explain how sanctions work to those who are subject to them. Thank you for your work, sir. What would we do without you.

Hey, it's not enough that your own government oppresses you — you better get some additional oppression from the overseas, just to make sure you know they have your best interests at their heart, honest-honest.

This is likely due to government sanctions rather than anything the registrar had control over.

Yeah, but their treatment was terrible.

Sanctions force them to treat you terrible, it is the intended effect of sanctions.

Don't you say. You don't even know what was that horrible treatment exactly - didn't even ask, why would you, right? - but you've promptly explained to the guy that it was his fucking fault - he's from the sanctioned country after all, he should know his place and be quiet. You guys are just adorable, aren't you?

Seizing tge domain to auction it at x100 the price?

No, I don't think so.

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