[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, ... don't forget, that expiration is coming up soon:
sf-lug.COM expires 2019-07-02T21:17:46Z
And, SF-LUG only has one more meeting - this coming Monday,
before the expiration noted above.

So, maybe y'all will get it squared away and renewed before the
end of that meeting - perhaps Jim himself will be there and
will have it renewed before the meeting is done.
I believe Joker.com even allows *anyone* to renew non-expired
domain (may need to create an account on Joker.com first, if one
doesn't already have one there).

In any case, hoping SF-LUG plans and acts accordingly and as
SF-LUG so reasonably wishes to proceed.

references/excerpts:
$ date -Iseconds; whois sf-lug.com | fgrep -i expir | grep '20[12][0-9]-'
2019-06-15T14:59:44-07:00
    Registry Expiry Date: 2019-07-02T21:17:46Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-07-02T21:17:46Z
$

> From: "Michael Paoli" <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu>
> Subject: 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
> Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 22:14:54 -0700

> 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, ...