Re: [registrars] WHOIS expiration date for Auto-renewed domains

[Larry Erlich <erlich@domainregistry.com>]

Bhavin Turakhia wrote:
> 
> > Unfortunately a default of "renew unless explicitly
> > deleted" is safer. The risk of a name being deleted by the
> > registry if a registrar could not explicitly renew it
> > for technical (or some other reason)
> > still exists and the ability to restore doesn't change that.
> > Additionally, it would require changing existing processes
> > that have been in place for several years that assume a name
> > is autorenewed and never deleted by the registry unless
> > explicitly told to do so.
> 
> Hi larry. I REALLY wish you would have been around with us when we were
> discussing this with chuck at the shanghai meeting. Let me put down the
> entire discussion so that all your doubts are answered
> 
> * the domain expires on day 1, but continues to be active
> * on day 'x' (could be 5,10,15,20 anything) the registry puts the domain
> on registry hold (domain becomes inactive)
> * on day 'y' (could be 45) the domain is deleted unless it was
> explicitly renewed
> 
> Now if 'x' is 5 and 'y' is 45 then the registrant can renew between the
> 5th and 45th day and if he does not then the domain gets deleted.
> Nevertheless the registrant is notified sinc on the 5th day the domain
> becomes inactive

How does that constitute "notification". 

Larry Erlich

> 
> Another advantage of the abv process is that the registry charges US
> (registrar) only if we send an explicit renewal
> 
> bhavin

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