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Need to change registrar on a series of co.uk

Now at register.com @ $90/2yr :(

         

louponne

9:53 pm on May 1, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I have just inherited the management of a dozen .co.uk domain names that are at register.com

We'll be moving the dns on them (changing hosts), but I'd also like to change registrars, as register.com is "offering" to renew them for $90/2yrs [gag]

As an especially bizarre turn of events, turns out 4 of them expired 3 months ago. A whois shows them expiring in 2006, but register.com says that's a mistake. In any case, those 4 are still active - one of them has a well-visited website running.

So anyway, the questions are:
1. Do co.uk domains really have to be renewed for a 2-year span?
2. What registrar to transfer them to? The one I usually use doesn't do co.uk
3. I assume that they won't accept changing the registrar for the expired domains?

Shak

9:56 pm on May 1, 2004 (gmt 0)

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yes, 2 year renewals are the only option at present.

I suggest someone such as Easily or 123reg, both very big Nominet members, and managing 100,000s of domains for people.

contact Nominet regarding the expired domains.

.co.uk is VERY different to .com

full comprehensive info at [nic.uk...]

good luck

Shak

louponne

5:58 am on May 2, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Thanks, Shak! :)
FYI, it looks like 123reg doesn't deal in .co.uk names

Shak

6:43 am on May 2, 2004 (gmt 0)

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my apologies 123-reg

louponne

11:44 am on May 2, 2004 (gmt 0)

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No prob. They reliable?

[added]wow, they sure are cheap - £2.59 per .co.uk domain per year?!?!?! ... compared to $45/yr that register.com is ripping, er I mean charging.

Edwin

2:29 pm on May 2, 2004 (gmt 0)

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I have around 500 domains with 123-reg, and have yet to experience any problems.