Where do .us drops go?

[krx]

I've found a .us domain that expired from Godaddy on Sept 1 and is currently in pending delete status. I'd like to pick it up when it drops.

Can anyone tell where and when it will drop? I'm assuming TDNAM but I'm not sure. I searched there but it wasn't listed.

 

[Kate]

TDNAM is for the expired domains at godaddy but before they drop. Since it's going to drop any registrar/catcher could pick it.

 

[krx]

TDNAM is for the expired domains at godaddy but before they drop. Since it's going to drop any registrar/catcher could pick it.

Thanks, Kate. Do you mean it would have been on TDNAM after it expired but before it moved into "pending delete" ? Do all expired Godaddy names go to TDNAM or are they selective?

How can I determine when exactly it will drop?

 

[zabijaq]

I think all, I've buy domains in auction and there's 7 days after auction winning that previous owner can still renew domain.
So maybe these 7 days works also for domains that weren't bought in auctions.godaddy.com (ex-TDNAM).

 

[krx]

Is there any way to find out when exactly a particular name will drop?

 

[Kate]

If it's in pending delete you should be able to see it at snapnames & pool for example. The release date is shown.

 

[krx]

Just checked Pool, Snap, and Namejet. So far not there. Just double checked whois and it expired on Sept 1 - 2 months ago.

Domain Status: On-hold (pending Delete)

Wonder why it's not showing up anywhere...

 

[chandan]

Domain Status: On-hold (pending Delete)

where u checked whois ? whois.domaintools uses cached results

check wrt to the original registry itself

 

[krx]

This is from whois.us:

Domain Expiration Date Mon Sep 01 23:59:59 GMT 2008
Domain Last Updated Date Tue Oct 14 04:00:17 GMT 2008

>>>> Whois database was last updated on: Sun Nov 02 13:45:26 GMT 2008 <<<<

I'm not sure what to make of the difference between the date the domain was last updated and when the database was last updated.