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I'll be moving them as they expire, because it would be a little expensive to move everything right away (plus some things I've already paid for years of regist

by ry0ohki 15y ago

I'll be moving them as they expire, because it would be a little expensive to move everything right away (plus some things I've already paid for years of registration). I already moved a few that were close to expiry, but this whole thing started to feel like a witch hunt and a little hypocritical since I don't think I've heard anyone boycotting the Super Bowl because of NFL support or using AmEx because of Visa (two things that would be very easy to boycott).

jamesrom 15y ago
I could be wrong, but I had the impression that when a domain is transferred the date that domain is valid until stays the same, however you need to purchase another year on top of the existing expiry date.
- loumf 15y ago
  NameCheap is $6.99 for the transfer + 1 year on the expiry. Most include a year, I think, or else it would be hard to get transfers.
- aeden 15y ago
  The purchase is automatic, at least for most, if not all, gTLDs. When you submit the request to transfer to the registry, and it successfully completes, the domain is automatically extended 1 year.
darkane 15y ago
I don't think those are proper analogies. The reason everyone is so outraged by GoDaddy's stance is because they claimed there are no moral or technical downsides to the bill, and being so intimately involved with DNS, they should know that's simply not true. So they either: don't understand their own business, they don't care about their customers, they have no ethical standards, or all of the above. Whichever it is, it's clear that they're run by truly horrible people.
profitbaron 15y ago
When you transfer your domain to another provider, the existing time is still on the domain and they are extended by another year.
simpleenigma 15y ago
I've been moving my domain away for months as they expire ... I have a few that are ready to expire and I waited for today to do it ... Plus I'm going to move a few other important domains before the expire today ... The rest wilt have to wait till cash flow changes ...

by ry0ohki 15y ago

jamesrom 15y ago

I could be wrong, but I had the impression that when a domain is transferred the date that domain is valid until stays the same, however you need to purchase another year on top of the existing expiry date.

loumf 15y ago
NameCheap is $6.99 for the transfer + 1 year on the expiry. Most include a year, I think, or else it would be hard to get transfers.
aeden 15y ago
The purchase is automatic, at least for most, if not all, gTLDs. When you submit the request to transfer to the registry, and it successfully completes, the domain is automatically extended 1 year.

darkane 15y ago

I don't think those are proper analogies. The reason everyone is so outraged by GoDaddy's stance is because they claimed there are no moral or technical downsides to the bill, and being so intimately involved with DNS, they should know that's simply not true. So they either: don't understand their own business, they don't care about their customers, they have no ethical standards, or all of the above. Whichever it is, it's clear that they're run by truly horrible people.

profitbaron 15y ago

When you transfer your domain to another provider, the existing time is still on the domain and they are extended by another year.

simpleenigma 15y ago

I've been moving my domain away for months as they expire ... I have a few that are ready to expire and I waited for today to do it ... Plus I'm going to move a few other important domains before the expire today ... The rest wilt have to wait till cash flow changes ...