It all really depends on who the administrative contact is; if it's you,
then there should be no trouble.
You can either:
a) renew with existing webhost, get domain transferred to another OpenSRS
Reseller after
b) transfer to new OpenSRS reseller first, then renew the name
I don't recommend letting it expire; it's too risky. It's tough to say
precisely when it will be available for re-registration, and it's always
possible someone else will get it.
If you are NOT the admin contact for the domain, you need to get your Domain
reseller to help you become the admin contact, and then go with one of the
options above.
Thanks!
Ken
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rohit Kapoor
> Sent: April 7, 2001 4:34 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: info - domains due for renewal
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> It might seem like a basic question to all experts here but I
> would like to
> know your opinion on the below mentioned issue.
>
> I had registered a few domains from my previous webhost (who in turn
> registered the same from an opensrs reseller) last year which are due for
> renewal this month. I don't have the domains username and password with me
> and am dependent on my host for any modifications to the domain details.
> Since my host has neither given me the domains ownership though I paid for
> it, I wanted to know what's the best option for me in this situation :
>
> 1. Shall I wait for the domains to be expired and then register the same
> again after they are available publicly for registration ?
>
> a) If yes, then what's the time period after which the domains will be
> available for registration. If say, the domains expire on 15th,
> will they be
> immediately availble for registration on 16th itself or there's some time
> frame after which the domain will be publicly available (what's the time
> frame then?)
>
> 2. Or shall I renew the domains before their expiry?
>
> a ) If this is appropriate then what's the best way and from whom to renew
> it so that I can also get the full control over my domain details (since I
> would not like to get it done through my previous host from whom I
> registered the domains initially)
> b) Or these domains have to be renewed through the one
> whom I initially registered?
>
> 3. Who has the final say in the renewals of these domains - myself as an
> enduser who paid for it or my host who registered them for me? Because I
> have not received any intimation from anyone that my domain is due for
> renewal and I shall get it renewed.
>
> All your suggestions and help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Rohit Kapoor
