What does clientHold mean?

[abcde]

Created: 11-jan-2003
Expires: 11-jan-2012
Registrar Status: clientHold

Could any1 tells me what does it mean?

 

[ablaye]

It probably means that it is being held by the client.
Anyway, as you can see, the domain is registered until 2012 so you can pretty much forget about it.

 

[Dave_Z]

It's likely suspended for some reason. Only the registrar knows.

 

[cache]

never seen this kind of status.

 

[Kate]

The domain is suspended for some reason. It could be a legal issue or invalid whois.
The domain is no longer included in the zone files and stops working (no site, no E-mail). It may drop early regardless of the expiry date so it may be worthy to monitor the domain if you are interested.