# Help me out! Domain registration issues!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-domain-registration-issues/202560>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 19, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-domain-registration-issues/202560 "2003-09-19T06:15:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-domain-registration-issues/202560/1 "2003-09-19T06:15:58Z")

</div>

Ok, this sounds like a rather stupid question, but bear with me.

A while ago I registered a domain name to create a website, “[dasamyama.com](http://dasamyama.com)” with some company, apparently that domain name hasn’t expired.

I forgot about the website, and my old computer with bookmarks basically broke, and now I can’t remember which company I registered with.

I know I have an account that has this domain name, but I can’t figure out which hosting company has the domain name! Is there any way I can figure out what company registered this?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-out-domain-registration-issues/202560/2 "2003-09-19T06:54:21Z")

</div>

The following quote is from [Whois.com](http://Whois.com) when I typed your domain name in its search box:

> [@](#):
>
> Domain Name: [DASAMYAMA.COM](http://DASAMYAMA.COM)  
> Registrar: [NAMESDIRECT.COM](http://NAMESDIRECT.COM), INC.  
> Whois Server: [whois.namesdirect.com](http://whois.namesdirect.com)  
> Referral URL: [http://www.namesdirect.com](http://www.namesdirect.com)  
> Name Server: [ORANGE.IDIRECTIONS.COM](http://ORANGE.IDIRECTIONS.COM)  
> Name Server: [GREEN.IDIRECTIONS.COM](http://GREEN.IDIRECTIONS.COM)  
> Status: ACTIVE  
> Updated Date: 22-mar-2002  
> Creation Date: 22-mar-2002  
> Expiration Date: 22-mar-2004  
> \>\>\> Last update of whois database: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:08:17 EDT \<\<\<
> 
> NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the  
> registrar’s sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is  
> currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration  
> date of the domain name registrant’s agreement with the sponsoring  
> registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar’s Whois database to  
> view the registrar’s reported date of expiration for this registration.