[Hidden-tech] domain expiration issues

[Jan Werner]

For a timely and BIGLY! cautionary tale on letting domains expire, read this account about 
how IBM's failure to renew three domain names before they expired caused a massive failure 
in their cloud services earlier this year.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/20/ibm_failed_to_renew_three_domain_names/

Jan Werner
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Rich Roth wrote:
> Rob,
> you raise an important issue, How to keep domains that are important for
> a company (or individual)
>
> 1) NEVER have the email on the domain the same as the domain - use a
> gmail.com email
>
> 2) NEVER use an individuals email for the domain contact, no matter what
> that domain on the email is.
> People leave, people ignore emails or are on vacation.
> Use a 'role' account such as accting-ourcompany at gmail.com or
> domain-ourcompany at gmail.com if you have many.
>
> 3) Use auto-renewal on the important ones, of course make sure the
> credit card is updated.
>
> 4) This is a tricky one, some companies are doing 4-5 year (or more)
> renewals.  I find renewing each year, esp with auto-renew is safer. If
> your domain doesn't need renewing for a multi-year period, is actually
> riskier.
>
> A new issue that I have yet to figure out, is that the latest ICANN
> rules reduce the 45 renewal period for 'premium domains' -- -exactly
> what that means and which domains it applies to are still a bit of a
> mystery.. SO don't let your domains expire.
>
> Rich