[ga] domain not available

[Hugo Monteiro <hugo.monteiro@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Was wondering if some could shed some light over this matter.

There is one .name domain i've been longing to register, mafalda.name.
That domain was until recently registered, but not properly
configured. Basically it wasn't being used.
I waited i happened to whois the domain today. I got a "NOT FOUND"
reply. So i rushed to a .name registrar and found out that it's not
registered but it's also not available for registration. So what's
really happening with this domain? Is it being mysteriously squashed?
How can it not be registered at all, be a valid domain and still not
be available for registration?

Thank you in advance for any information regarding this matter.

Best Regards,

Hugo Monteiro.

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