What happens to domain names when they expire? Are they made available again?

rnmcd

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What happens to domain names when they expire? Are they made available again?

I heard something about registrars holding onto them in order to auction them.

Thanks, rnmcd
 

perry

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Yea, Network Solutions has been holding onto one that I've been waiting for since Sept 11. I read a press release a few months ago about them opening up some sort of auction site for expired domains.

Another reason to use a different registrar than the evil of NSI.
 

Eeks

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Thats what happens.

The other registrar's are pissed about the hording.
 

Moonark

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I think you will have time to renew it and if you choose not to they will expire