Domain name usage

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From: chas
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 23:53

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Hi all
Recently got a .com.au domain name that was available (obviously)
Have noticed that some people seem to still be using email addresses @my
domain
Have spoken to the previous owner of the domain and he has clearly not
contacted all his customers of the old domain to instruct them that they
will not receive any replies unless they change their email addres.
This leads to 4 questions

1) How can I find out how long the domain name was available untill I got
it.

2) Can a domain name be used after your registration has expired.

3) Is it legal for me, as domain admin to read mail intended for another
person.

4) what efforts should I go to to resolve this problem for the customers of
an ISP that I have no association with.

Thanks
Charles

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