What's the deal with this domain name (Expiry)

[Rob]

From the domain whois:

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 17-Feb-2004
Renewal date: 17-Feb-2006
Last updated: 21-May-2004


Registration status:
Renewal required.
*** This registration has been SUSPENDED. ***

When can I expect this domain to drop? Thanks alot

 

[Rob]

Hope somebody can help!

 

[Damion]

If i am correct it is 80 days after the expiration date.
So i just checked the calendar and it should have been publicly available on the 8th of May.

If anyone else can chime in and want to shine some light on this it would be much appreciated.
I myself am curious as well about this.

 

[Carlton]

A fair number of domains have been undergoing unnatural expiration processes. Registrars are continually looking for technical loopholes to exploit and this has escalated in recent months. The once predictable expiration process for a domain is prone to all types of registrar manipulation.

 

[Dave_Z]

A fair number of domains have been undergoing unnatural expiration processes. Registrars are continually looking for technical loopholes to exploit and this has escalated in recent months. The once predictable expiration process for a domain is prone to all types of registrar manipulation.

Indeed. In this case, why was the domain name suspended?

Unfortunately only the registrar knows that. And they ain't telling 3rd parties.

 

[Damion]

Man, that really sucks! I have a few domains where i have my eye on and now i hear that the registrars are stretching it to the max and do everything they can to not let the domains hit the public market?

That sucks!
I recently read this article about expiring domains and thought it was quite informative but now i really have my doubts if this info is still up to date?