[ale] sponsoring registrar

[Todor Fassl]

Yeah, we just gave up and got a new domain name and new web site.

The old domain name expires in February. Does anybody have experience 
registering a domain name  with a different registrar as soon as it 
expires? Can I register the domain name on namecheap like 10 seconds 
after it expires on the old registrar?

On 10/22/14 14:00, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> On 10/20/2014 04:58 PM, JD wrote:
>> Contact his heirs.
>>
>> Have them sign a statement giving the domain, hosting, DNS, etc. to you.  While
>> I haven't had to deal with registrars - I have recently been the executor of a will.
>>
>> Go to the heirs - they will likely happily hand it over if there is any email
>> from you in his email account from before he died ... or you can show posts to
>> the website with your account or any meeting minutes showing the core group of
>> responsible people.
> +1.
>
> This is the only way to go if the assets required are in the deceased
> person's name; their next of kin has the legal authority to transfer the
> domain to a third party, but short of that, you'll have to wait for
> expiration and snag it back before a squatter does.
>
> If the thing *is* in the NPO's name, with the deceased listed as only a
> contact, then anyone that can prove ties to the NPO will be able to gain
> access to the domain name.
>
>      — Mike
>
>
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