[sf-lug] sf-lug website?

[jim]

     I agree and behave so with all registrars
except one. Mainly I buy ahead so's to protect
the domain name in the case I get hit by the
beer truck.



On 07/15/2014 12:20 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
> 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.
>
>
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