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Andrew McCallum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Doctor PC - Brian O'Donnell wrote:
>> But the question is: How long is the grace period? I was always led to
>> believe that it was 40 days. If it is less, I'm okay as long as I know. But
>> now the official word seems to be that it is completely random. Sometimes
>> it's 40 days, sometimes 37, but it seems that you have your a** covered even
>> if you take it at day 1.
>>   
>Well that's not complete randomness :)  I think if you saw it go at -37 
>or -38 then it's an outlier and not generally the norm -- normally it's 
>at day 39, but even at day 40 you can get the domain back at the renewal 
>cost if you ask for it.  So in practice the grace period is still 40 
>days, just gets a little bumpy in the end. 
>
>I've found the most graceful way to address the entire situation is to 
>consider day -35 the d-day, which will save you a lot of grief no matter 
>what eventually happens with the domain.  That way it gives you 5 days 
>to sort it out and allows for communication turnaround delays.

Personally, I treat it as one calendar month from the expiry, anything
else is dumb luck -- Saves me from getting caught with my pants down if
I'm a little backlogged.
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