Forgot to renew a .net domain

[Bucaneiro]

I forgot to renew a .net domain. What can i do to solve this problem? Can i renew the domain now? :td:

 

[PowerUp]

Yes you can, if it is still within the redemption period.

 

[Bucaneiro]

Not in the redemption period. I need to wait how many months until i can register the domain?

 

[PowerUp]

What is the expiry date? And what is the status now? Pending Delete?

 

[9495]

contact your registrar,
i have 3 domains expired from domainsite, they put it back to my account after I mailed them. then I renewed it.
Good luck

 

[FPForum]

yea..make sure you contact the registrar. Otherwise, you're stuck battling for it against a bunch of other domainers who may want it

 

[Earthian]

Expiration >>> Grace Period (12-18 days) >>> Registrar Redemption (30 days) >>> Registry Redemption (30 days) >>> Pending Delete (5 days) >>> Available >>>

- register it
- dropcatcher (backorder/auction)
- taster (it could drop in 1-5 days)
- someone else can register it







detailed description


most registrars , after Expiration provide a Grace Period during which you can renew the domain for the regular price ... usually this period is up to the 12th or up to the 18th day AFTER expiration ... usually the domains can be manually renewed in the control panel on your registrar ... sometimes you will need to use the renewal panel (eg. at GoDaddy the domains are deleted from the control panel on the 12th day of expiration but can be manually renewed in the renew panel up to the 18th) ... while sometimes you might need to contact the registrar ...







after the Grace Period the domain enters the Registrar Redemption Period (sometimes also called Registrar Hold Period or combined with the next period , Redemption Period) ... this period is usually 30 days and the registrar asks for a redemption fee ($80-$150) plus the renewal fee to renew the domain ... for most registrars you have to contact the registrar to retrieve the domain ... NOTE: on GoDaddy after the end of this period the domain can be transferred to another registrant if it has not been renewed by the previous registrant AND was won in a TDNAM auction ...







after the Registrar Hold Period the domain enters the Registry Redemption Period (also called Redemption Period or combined with the previous period , Redemption Period) ... this period is usually 30 days and the domain can be renewed for a redemption fee ($80-$150) plus the renewal fee ... to retrieve the domain you must contact the registrar which in turn submits a request to the registry ...







after the Registry Redemption Period the domain goes to Pending Delete ... this period is ~5 days and the domain CANNOT be retrieved by the registrant ...







after the 5 days the domain becomes Available to register ... domains usually drop around 14:00 EST ... you can monitor the current status of a domain (.coms , .nets and others) at the Verisign Whois







right after the domain becomes Available ... the dropcatching companies try to catch the domain OR the tasters try to register them OR you can try to register it ...







if a dropcatcher gets it , it is a good idea to have had it backorder in the particular company that got it so as to either receive it (if noone else has backordered it) or bid for it in an auction if there are other people who backordered it ...







if a taster catches it , he will check it for traffic/revenue for 1-5 days so as to drop it (if it has low traffic/revenue) and receive a refund ... during this period it is advisable to not visit the domain and to not click on any PPC links on it since that would logically result in that the taster will keep the domain ...







after a taster drops it , you can try to register it OR another taster might try to catch it ... if a taster catches it , the 5-days-tasting >>> drop >>> you-register-it-OR-another-taster-catches-it cycle can repeat many times ...







bear in mind that the above is for .coms but basically the same applies for .nets (same Registry) ... also the exact number of days , prices and procedures (manually , contact , etc) depend on the registrar ...

NOTE: for .infos Redemption Period is called Pending Delete Restorable and Pending Delete is called Pending Delete - Scheduled for Release

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[stscac]

Great post Godian.

If this doesn't fully answer your question, post more details.

-Steve