RE: [registrars] REDEMPTION GRACE PERIOD - confusion

["Tim Ruiz" <tim@godaddy.com>]

Bhavin,

I believe the 5 day pending delete period that follows the RGP is to allow
all registrars an equal opportunity to be notified via the published drop
list that the name is going to be dropped. You will not be able to recover
the name otherwise during this 5 day period.

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
Behalf Of Bhavin Turakhia
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:58 AM
To: registrars@dnso.org
Subject: [registrars] REDEMPTION GRACE PERIOD - confusion



Hi,

I just read a document on verisign about RGP which has further confused
me. The portion which is confusing is the statement below -

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5. PendingDelete Status
If a domain name remains in the RedemptionPeriod status for the full 30
calendar days, it will then be moved to PendingDelete status.

The PendingDelete status lasts 5 calendar days. At the conclusion of the
5 calendar day PendingDelete period, the domain name will be deleted in
the standard delete batch job within VeriSign Registry.

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Now from what I know before RGP the 5 day pending delete period used to
start immediately after the domain was dropped. I faintly recall reading
one of the threads in the mailing list where chuck or someone stated
that this 5 day pending delete period was now CONVERTED to a 30 day RGP.
But the statement abv states that the 5 day pending delete period still
exists and occurs after the 30 day RGP, making it a total of 35 days
after deletion that the domain is unavailable

Also I remember that the 5 day pending delete period used to allow
registrars to call the registry up and request for restoration of a
domain name if there was a mistake. Would that still continue to be the
case??

I may be mistaken about this, or may be missing something out .....

Best Regards
Bhavin Turakhia
Founder, CEO & Chairman
Directi
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