Registrars auto-renewing domains way ahead of expiry date - GoFuckYourself.com

http · 09-25-2004, 07:45 PM

Enom auto-renews my domains a full month before they actually expire, effectively stealing one month worth of registry fee from me

Are all registrars doing this?

Tom_PMs · 09-25-2004, 07:48 PM

Never had anything like that from Dotster.
If it happened once it would be once too many times and I would bitch to no end essentially...

arg · 09-25-2004, 07:50 PM

Actually, when they renew it, they add a full year on to the current expiration date, they don't just set the expiration date a year from the date they billed you. I think all registrars add full years to the current expiration date. So you could say they "steal" one month of interest that money might have earned you, but they're not stealing a month of registration, you're still getting 12 months of registration for your money.

And there's a good reason - if they did it on the last day, and your credit card was declined, they could throw it into ICANN's redemption period, then they charge you $350 or something absurd to get it back out. By doing it a month in advance, even if you're on a two week holiday, when you get back you'll notice their warning messages saying they can't bill you, and you can take care of it.

netproperty · 09-25-2004, 07:50 PM

doesnt sound like they are stealing anything, just renewing early. I would imagine there is an option to disable auto renewing.

Quickdraw · 09-25-2004, 07:51 PM

I'm pretty sure they just tack on the year renewal to the end of expiration.
If your expiry is 10-25-04 and they renew on 9-25-04, your new expiration will be 10-25-05.
It's a good thing

edit, lol, seems I was abit slow

http · 09-25-2004, 07:53 PM

Ah ok..

Then it's all good, thanks

Tom_PMs · 09-25-2004, 07:57 PM

One of my domains with dotster is set to expire on nov 4th (according to whois records). On Sept. 20th I got an email that it will expire in 45 days. Auto renew with them is right before it expires, not a month early..
Apparently it's different with different registrars

09-25-2004, 07:45 PM	#1
http Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,811	Registrars auto-renewing domains way ahead of expiry date Enom auto-renews my domains a full month before they actually expire, effectively stealing one month worth of registry fee from me Are all registrars doing this?

09-25-2004, 07:48 PM	#2
Tom_PMs Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,049	Never had anything like that from Dotster. If it happened once it would be once too many times and I would bitch to no end essentially... __________________ You've read it, you can't unread it.

09-25-2004, 07:50 PM	#3
arg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,164	Actually, when they renew it, they add a full year on to the current expiration date, they don't just set the expiration date a year from the date they billed you. I think all registrars add full years to the current expiration date. So you could say they "steal" one month of interest that money might have earned you, but they're not stealing a month of registration, you're still getting 12 months of registration for your money. And there's a good reason - if they did it on the last day, and your credit card was declined, they could throw it into ICANN's redemption period, then they charge you $350 or something absurd to get it back out. By doing it a month in advance, even if you're on a two week holiday, when you get back you'll notice their warning messages saying they can't bill you, and you can take care of it. Last edited by arg; 09-25-2004 at 07:51 PM..

09-25-2004, 07:50 PM	#4
netproperty Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 163	doesnt sound like they are stealing anything, just renewing early. I would imagine there is an option to disable auto renewing. __________________ www.NetProperty.biz Paypal Friendly

09-25-2004, 07:51 PM	#5
Quickdraw Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: → → → Posts: 1,717	I'm pretty sure they just tack on the year renewal to the end of expiration. If your expiry is 10-25-04 and they renew on 9-25-04, your new expiration will be 10-25-05. It's a good thing edit, lol, seems I was abit slow Last edited by Quickdraw; 09-25-2004 at 07:52 PM..

09-25-2004, 07:53 PM	#6
http Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,811	Ah ok.. Then it's all good, thanks

09-25-2004, 07:57 PM	#7
Tom_PMs Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,049	One of my domains with dotster is set to expire on nov 4th (according to whois records). On Sept. 20th I got an email that it will expire in 45 days. Auto renew with them is right before it expires, not a month early.. Apparently it's different with different registrars __________________ You've read it, you can't unread it.