[dvlug] Thanks, lookin' good now: dvlug.org Registry Expiry Date: --> 2023-04-05T18:33:21Z

[Michael Paoli]

And lookin' good:
$ whois dvlug.org | fgrep -i expir
Registry Expiry Date: 2023-04-05T18:33:21Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date:
$

> From: "Rick Moen" <rick at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: [dvlug] dvlug.org Registry Expiry Date: 2022-04-05T18:33:21Z
> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2022 11:58:06 -0700

> Quoting Michael Paoli (Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu):
>
>> Grant,
>> Yes, confirmed you may want to note and act promptly.
>
> Please do.  Trying to do "recovery" of expiring domains can often be a
> pain, albeit _typically_ (depending on the registrar) minimally painful
> for the initial 30 days after expiration.
>
>> And, egad, some registrars that have "autorenew" are
>> annoying about it in funky/hazardous ways ... like
>> GoDaddy - which actually applies such autorenew renewal
>> slightly after actual expiration ... always makes me
>> very nervous to watch that
>
> One of my rules for living is:  Never rely on autorenew.  Therefore, I
> keep any domain deemed worth keeping out multiple years from their
> expiration dates.