A ? About Registerfly

[fopshizzle]

Im told that they are going out of business, and i have domains that are in the 30day window to be renewed, so if they go out of biz i just lose the domains?

because i belive domains get locked at 60days before renewal and cant be moved or transfered

but they send me emails to re register the domains, but if they are not a company anymore how can they do this, and what happenes to all my domains?

i posted this in newb section because i am a newb when it comes to this type of problem here


any advice ?

 

[dnb8]

domains are locked 60 days after registration and after transfer, not before renewal

 

[AdoptableDomains]

Im told that they are going out of business, and i have domains that are in the 30day window to be renewed, so if they go out of biz i just lose the domains?

because i belive domains get locked at 60days before renewal and cant be moved or transfered

but they send me emails to re register the domains, but if they are not a company anymore how can they do this, and what happenes to all my domains?

i posted this in newb section because i am a newb when it comes to this type of problem here


any advice ?

Some registrars lock domains once they hit expiration, but they should not do it before that. Unless you can't unlock or get the auth code, you should be able to transfer up to a few days before expiration. Some registrars have no limit on transfers out and I've transferred even after expiration by few days. I can't remember how RF works.

If you can't get your domain out, ICANN has reportedly put a hold on all RF domains from being dropped. If and when the domains transfer to another registrar, you should be able to renew there. No one has really indicated whether the redemption fee will be waived, but I would think they would almost have to in order to avoid a ton of bad PR. However, on a bulk transfer, you will not get another year reg and it won't cost you, but you'll probably have to pay the going rate at the gaining registrar to renew.

Just found this FAQ at ICANN. Posted info in this thread:
http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?p=1883328#post1883328

This part should answer your question:

Q. What is the status of names that were deleted by Registerfly that are currently in RGP (redemption grace period) or PendingDelete?

A. The registries have agreed not to “drop” names that are deleted by Registerfly. In other words, the names will not be permanently deleted. Today, Registerfly could technically allow its customers to redeem names in RGP, but given its history of not being able to fund the registries, it doesn’t seem like that’s going to happen. (There has to be money in Registerfly’s registry accounts in order to process transactions.)

Since Registerfly has failed in its obligations to its customers, we are continuing our discussions with the registries and others to ensure that customers will be able to regain control of their domain names. Unfortunately, unless Registerfly begins funding its registry accounts in earnest, we may not be able to make that happen until their accreditation agreement is finally terminated.

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Q. I continue to receive renewal notices from Registerfly. Should I pay for renewal?

A. You can make this decision for yourself, but before you pay Registerfly for anything, look at their track record…

For what it’s worth, I tried to register a .com name with Registerfly a few weeks ago as a test. The registration failed, but that didn’t stop Registerfly from taking my $9.95 and asking me to try the transaction again a couple weeks later.

 

[fopshizzle]

Thank you sooooo much