Keeping domain names
All domain names are registered for a term of one to ten years, and must be
renewed before they expire. Expired domain name registrations cause your
website and e-mail to stop functioning, even if your web hosting service is
fully paid. Your domain name registration service is separate from your web hosting
service, even if you've purchased both from Korax. In order to ensure that
your domain name registration never expires, make sure that you follow some simple guidelines.
Ensure your domain name's contact information is up to date
The most common reason customers give for having let their domain name expire is
that they never received the e-mail notifying them of renewal time. As the domain
name owner, you are obligated to keep valid contact information on your domain
name registration at all times, including your current e-mail address. E-mail
is the only method of contact between you and your service provider.
Once each year, you'll receive an e-mail notice reminding you to update your domain
name registration information, if it has changed.
At Korax, domain name renewal notices are sent ninety days, sixty days, thirty days,
and finally five days before expiry, if the domain name has not been renewed. Notices
are sent to the e-mail address of the domain name's administrative contact person.
You can manage your domain name information by using our
domain name management website.
Renew before your current registration expires
You'll need to
renew your domain name at Korax,
or
transfer the registration to Korax, before your
current registration expires. Every provider and registrar requires prepayment for their
domain registration services.
If your domain name has expired
If your domain name registration has
expired, your
domain name is put on hold and becomes unusable. If you renew your domain name
within a certain period of time, the domain name is reactivated immediately or
within a few hours. If no payment is made, the name is eventually deleted, and becomes available for
registration by anyone.