[sf-lug] sf-lug website?

[Rick Moen]

Just completing a thought I pursued _almost_ to the end, but not quite:

> 3.  I'm betting you don't know this, as I keep encountering domain
> owners who don't know:  _Every_ registrar I've ever encountered grants
> domain-duration credit equal to time remaining on domains you seek to
> transfer in.
> 
> This means you lose nothing by submitting your transfer request whenever
> convenient, including 24 hours after renewal at your incumbent
> registrar.

...and, speaking more generally, that means you really cannot lose by
adding additional time to any domain you seriously intend to keep -
because all time you add to a domain remains portable.  Decide to move
the domain?  No problem, the full time remaining goes with it to the new
registrar.

I do follow my own advice:

$ whois linuxmafia.com 
[...]
   Updated Date: 05-may-2014
   Creation Date: 18-jul-1998
   Expiration Date: 17-jul-2018

Paid up _four_ years in advance.  Not just one.  Think of that as a buffer
against mishap.

Unless one is utterly cash-strapped, I maintain that the usual routine
of waiting until just before expiration and then renewing for one year
is foolish - and increases the risk of accidental expiration
significantly, for no real gain.