How big a problem will depend on who the "registrant" of the domain names is. If the domains were actually in the name of the deceased individual that could be a real mess. If, however, he did the registration, but listed something more or less resembling the name of each business as the registrant, whatever he put for the mailing address, etc, the it may not be that bad.
Meanwhile, to find where they are hosted it might help to look up the IP address associated with the www.whatever.com for each domain and use whois to track down who the space belongs to, then inquire with them if they use it themselves or service a downstream client with it. Many might not divulge information but might at least pass along a contact request. On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Steve Barnes <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: > I know this is not a WISP issue per se. In our local area there was a > network admin for a large company who on the side setup about a hundred > websites for local small business and individuals. Last month he took his > wife's life and then killed himself. No other family left and no one to > handle his affairs. His Clients are coming to me and asking how do I get > control of my website. They had no agreements and no proof of ownership > other than the dead mans handshake. > > What steps can be taken to recover these sites? > What is the best way to research and find where they are hosted, not just > the registrar? > > > Steve Barnes > General Manager > PCS-WIN / RC-WiFi > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >
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