Expired Domain?

[CreativeLogic]

I was just searching for a new domain and the .com is taken or so I'm told. Here is what whois.sc told me:

Record last updated on 06-Dec-2004.
Record expires on 05-Dec-2004.
Record created on 05-Dec-2003.

But it also says this:
Created: 05-dec-2003
Expires: 05-dec-2005
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK

What exactly does this mean? When will it be available? Next year or this year? Anyone have an idea? This is why I hate expiring domains!

 

[seanmccann]

It still has to go throught the drop process, id say another 35 days, unless its really good then you'll have to backorder.

 

[Chris]

I was just searching for a new domain and the .com is taken or so I'm told. Here is what whois.sc told me:

Record last updated on 06-Dec-2004.
Record expires on 05-Dec-2004.
Record created on 05-Dec-2003.

But it also says this:
Created: 05-dec-2003
Expires: 05-dec-2005
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK

What exactly does this mean? When will it be available? Next year or this year? Anyone have an idea? This is why I hate expiring domains!

The domain has been renewed as it says 2005 for the expiration date. There's no use backordering a name that has nearly a year left on it. :tu:

 

[CreativeLogic]

So the second Expire date is the correct one?

 

[Chris]

So the second Expire date is the correct one?

Yes, I'd always go with the latest expiration date if there's two sets in a whois record. Probably just hasn't been completely updated yet.