How many days register.com hold the domain after expiry?
Another if somebody grab my domain can I get back from him?
This is the 1st time I am sending to any discussion forum hope I will get the result quickly.
Anyone can renew any domain available on the internet, i would do it myself to be sure it has been renewed.
[edited by: Lisa at 4:17 pm (utc) on Jan. 29, 2003]
The registrar's whois is the most accurate one. The registry's whois just started showing expiration date, previously they didn't show this. When your domain is at the end of its life, The registry adds one additional year to your domain. But YOU HAVE NOT PAID FOR THIS YEAR. This is a hot issue for registrars right now. The Registry just added this field, however. Registry accounting needs to be explained...
Upon your domain reaching the 'auto-renew' period, the Registry adds one additional year to your term. However, You have not paid for this year. So if after 45 days and you still have not paid the registrar then your domain will be deleted and the extra year will disappear. You actually have to pay for it, it is not a mistake in your favor. ;)
The registry output is very confusing for people that don't understand Registry accounting. Please contact your registrar for more details and to confirm anything about your domain.
I was unable to fetch the concerned person for domain renewal so I didn't undertstand whether it has been reneed or not.
If the registrant contact witn us & Admin email is with somebody else. Can we make the changes in whois database.
How long have they been adding a year onto the expiry dates?
You also say "The Registry just added this field, however." Are you talking about the expiration date field? And why did they add this?
Are you sure .coms and .nets have not been recently put on automatic extension like .org has been because of the review of expiration policy at PIR?
Also on another note, what is the definitive way to assess whether a domain has become available or not? I know you can try to register it as any registrar as one way of telling but are their records of availability up to date? In my experience some registrars are faster than others at determining availability.
Many thanks....
>> How long have they been including this field?
Since the 25th of January 2003 at about 5PM PST. You can see this post [webmasterworld.com] on new fields. The have always added a year, you just haven't seen the field before. Registrars get their money back if they delete the domain with in 45 days after the auto-renew. So if you don't pay for that extra year, you didn't earn it and you can fear being deleted within 45 days after your real REGISTRAR expiration date. (NOTE: See registrar whois, not registry)
The added it because ummmm, people wanted it. :) More information is always better!
Yes, trying to register the domain is the best way to see if it is available. Whois is often out of date, usually several hours old. RRP is the best way to check, but only registrars have access to the Registry-Registrar Protocal.
Domain Name: mywebsite.COM
Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.register.com
Referral URL: [register.com...]
Name Server: NS.PRONTOSERV.COM
Name Server: NS2.PRONTOSERV.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 24-jan-2003
Creation Date: 23-jan-2002
Expiration Date: 23-jan-2004
Secondly is there any way I can check whois of Register.com
& is there any tool to check registry for Register.com
Within the period of 45 days is there any chance that someone take my domain.
>> Within the period of 45 days is there any chance that someone take my domain.
Yes, there is always that chance. Do not play around with losing your domain, to many people play this game of thinking they can just register their own domain after it expires instead of paying the renewal fee at the current registrar. I would advice against it.
