[sf-lug] sf-lug.COM expires 2019-07-02T21:17:46Z - should renew *soon* to keep; sf-lug.ORG renewed & now expires 2020-07-02T21:17:47Z

[Michael Paoli]

So ... clock continues to tick down on
sf-lug.COM expires 2019-07-02T21:17:46Z

I went ahead and renewed
sf-lug.ORG (canonical domain) now expires 2020-07-02T21:17:47Z

It also looks like Joker.com at least as far as I can easily tell,
let's *anyone* pay to renew a non-expired domain where Joker.com
is registrar ... though they may have to "register" (create an
account if they don't already have an account on Joker.com),
and, don't know for sure, but they *may* have to agree to various
terms of service and such ... or maybe not - don't know in the case
of someone paying for renewal of a domain they don't own/control
(or maybe just have to agree to certain payment terms?).

So ... if y'all want sf-lug.COM renewed, [coordinate among
yourselves 'n] get 'er done.  No skin off my nose either
way (especially) on the non-canonicals.
And if y'all goof 'n fail to renew and later decide to
reinstate ... and manage to be able to ...:
$ (NS=$(dig +short com. NS | head -n 1); dig @"$NS" +noall +split=0  
+authority +norecurse sf-lug.com. NS; dig @"$NS" +noall +split=0  
+answer +norecurse sf-lug.com. DS)
sf-lug.com.             172800  IN      NS      ns1.linuxmafia.com.
sf-lug.com.             172800  IN      NS      ns.primate.net.
sf-lug.com.             172800  IN      NS      ns1.sf-lug.com.
sf-lug.com.             86400   IN      DS      34672 8 2  
F859D890ECA9108488CE9AA18854B170C2ACB28B11AC9512C80E5E3F93010733
sf-lug.com.             86400   IN      DS      34672 8 1  
78602CF19721DE71D1B49F759225AB944FE9D124
$
...
but no guarantees the infrastructure would persist (and especially
indefinitely) if the delegation goes away.

> From: "Michael Paoli" <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu>
> Subject: Re: Joker.com: Your domains are about to expire (expiration report)
> Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 07:49:56 -0700

>> From: "Joker.com Renewal Reminder" <renewal-support at joker.com>
>> Subject: Joker.com: Your domains are about to expire (expiration report)
>> Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 01:16:53 +0200
>
>> Dear valued customer of Joker.com,
>>
>> This is a reminder to kindly inform you that your domains listed below
>> are about to expire at the dates shown (YYYY-MM-DD)
>> Domainname | Exp.-Date
>> -----------+-----------
>> sf-lug.com | 2019-07-02
>> sf-lug.org | 2019-07-02
>
> So, I'll cover renewing sf-lug.ORG.
>
> Y'all should coordinate* & decide on the other(s),
> and pay for the renewal(s) of other(s) as desired,
> most notably upcoming soon: sf-lug.COM
>
> *useful so the desired doesn't go unpaid, and there isn't
> inadvertent over/double/... pay.
>
> I'm presuming not only Jim has access to be able to pay,
> etc. for sf-lug.COM, but, if I'm not mistaken, many registrars,
> and I think also Joker.com, will allow *anyone* to renew
> a *non*-expired domain ...
> but that may or may not be the case with Joker.com,
> so don't presume so without checking/verifying.
>
> And, don't cut the timing too close on the renewal.
> Generally recommended to do renewals >= 30 days in
> advance.
>
> Also, DO NOT transfer a domain (to another
> registrar, etc.) with less than 30 days before
> expiration.  Within that time period, for the most
> part, should only renew ... other changes could
> muck things up and break renewal, and with that
> the domain - so ... don't do that.
>
> If y'all want to *transfer*, that should be done *after* renewal,
> in the case of <30 days before expiration.
>
> $ fgrep -i sf-lug.com ~/calendar | fgrep 'domain expires' | tail -n 1
> 2019-07-02 sf-lug.com domain expires 2019-07-02T21:17:46Z
> $ whois sf-lug.com 2>&1 | fgrep -i expir | grep '20[123][0-9][0-9]'
>    Registry Expiry Date: 2019-07-02T21:17:46Z
> Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-07-02T21:17:46Z
> $
> Tick, tick, tick, ...