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That's good but make sure you don't lose the domain. Ever.
by hu3 1y ago
That's good but make sure you don't lose the domain. Ever.
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- brulard 1y agoAnd that's the real hard part
- iamnothere 1y agoHave you ever lost a domain? I haven’t despite having many domains across a number of registrars over the years. Are people just using bad registrars or what?
- brulard 1y agoYes, I have. Due to a human mistake we lost a family domain, where I hosted one of my important e-mails.
- iamnothere 1y agoSorry to hear that. Some registrars let you pre pay for multiple years now, it’s a good idea if you have a crucial domain that you know you will be holding onto.
- throwaway2037 1y agoDid you try to contact ICANN and explain the issue? If you could prove ownership for many years, your case would be quite strong.
- throwaway2037 1y agoWhat scenarios are you thinking about to lose the domain? To me, the most common would be forget the pay the bill, or your credit card on file expires. A light Google search tells me that it is possible with several different providers to pay for up to 10 years in advance. Still, the exact same issues can happen at the 10 years and 1 day mark! How do large corporations handle this problem? Do they have a special contract where the domain register will always keep the domain registered, then bill the corporation directly? That seems like a business venture with juicy margins.
- jefftk 1y agoThe most common answer is to hire MarkMonitor to do this for you.
- commandersaki 1y agoRecommend paying 10 years in advance. Then at the 5-8 year mark, do it again.
- lifestyleguru 1y agoI have the opposite problem. I want to get rid of email at a legacy unattractive domain but it's still appearing here and there so I keep paying for it and preserve the setup for it.