In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. -- Dave Warren, MSN Instant Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: (403) 770-6140 Cell: (403) 690-3140 _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
