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I just got a domain name renewal notice in the mail and thought to myself, didn’t I purchase that domain for 5 years. Crap, who is my registrar again? Are you asking yourself these same questions? Several of our customers have and after a bit of digging we realized the notice they received did not c …

Microsoft has managed to do what a roomful of secretive, three-letter government agencies have wanted to do for years: get the whistleblowing, government-document sharing site Cryptome shut down. Microsoft dropped a DMCA notice alleging copyright …

How many domainers have made the mistake of not renewing a domain? I for one have had it happen to me and I will never forget that I bought it back at auction for over $20,000. I, like most keep a detailed inventory list along with automatic renewals and check each domain as the renew. However, many domainers leave their domains set auto renew and forget about it. What happens if the credit card that is on your account declines? Maybe you will get another renewal notice? Many registrars aren’t as helpful as they once were since they auction off names that you don’t pay for. What else can be done? Webmasters.com has the best new domain product that I have seen in a long time. Their DropGuard option which costs an additional $1 per year guarantees that a domain name will not drop for one year after its expiration date if not renewed on time. Expired domains with DropGuard enabled are held in disabled state in the customer’s account, and can be renewed for up to one year after its expiration date. Upon renewal, the regular renewal fee still applies. Basically, the registrar insures against non renewal, and if a domain isn’t renewed for any reason, they pay the renewal fee out of their own pocket until the owner claims it. If the domain isn’t claimed after a year, they take the loss on the renewal fee. I tested it out and it worked great. I predict that this cool feature will eventually be offered at by others but for the time being it’s only at Webmasters.com Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Share this on Reddit Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Mixx Share this on Blinklist Share this on Technorati Buzz up! Share this on Facebook Related posts: tdbank.com – did they forget to renew their old commerceonline domains or something worse? How to Price Domains

It wasn’t quite RegisterFly, but the fall of domain name registrar Parava this year was a stark reminder that the domain registration business remains poorly regulated with lax compliance. ICANN sent a breach notice to Parava on …