[conspire] Domain expirations, domain speculators

[Rick Moen]

Two more:


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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:41:08 -0700
From: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
To: "R. Steven Rainwater" <srainwater at ncc.com>
Cc: raph.levien at gmail.com
Subject: Re: advogato.org domain registration
Organization: Dis-

Guys --

I'm going to take a chance on being alarmist, and give my best, frank
assessment:  My best interpretation of the WHOIS record for advogato.org
is that the domain expired last Monday.  That started (per Dotster
policy) a 5-day grace period for guaranteed ability to renew at no more
than the regular rate, that expired yesterday (Saturday).

Because the 5-day grace period expired on a weekend, I suspect they'll
still honour it if telephoned first thing Monday.  (Raph as the customer
can of course use the Web interface for renewal, instead.)

If that does not happen, my understanding of Dotster policy is that
the domain will then _either_ be passed to a domain speculator as new
owner or will be deactivated and put in a 30-day "redemption period",
in which the erstwhile owner can still buy it back for the regular
renewal fee + a $99.95 surcharge.  (Again see FAQ items on
http://www.dotster.com/products/domains/renewals .)

If I am wrong, I sincerely apologise, but I'd feel remiss and didn't
speak out about what I perceive to be a need for action with absolutely
no delay at all.


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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:44:02 -0700
From: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
To: "R. Steven Rainwater" <srainwater at ncc.com>
Cc: raph.levien at gmail.com
Subject: Re: advogato.org domain registration
Organization: Dis-

Quoting R. Steven Rainwater (srainwater at ncc.com):

> I've pinged Raph on Facebook in case he isn't checking his gmail
> account anymore. I don't have any access at all to the domain
> registration, so the whois info is all I've got to go on. Most
> registrars won't talk to you unless you're the actual account holder.

Many of them will accept _renewal_ money from any source.  As the old
joke goes, they care about the money being green.  However, though (as
with Dotster) the Web interface is often set up to require customer
login for renewals.  Thus my strong suggestion of telephoning.


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