For Sale can somebody clarify this whois for me?

[taz]

Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: No nameserver
Status: REDEMPTIONPERIOD
Updated Date: 03-nov-2003
Creation Date: 18-sep-1996
Expiration Date: 17-sep-2004

How come is in REDEMPTIONPERIOD and expiration date is 17-sep-2004 ????

Tnx,
Taz

 

[actnow]

Network Solutions has been cleaning up all their data.

But, in this situation, the owner did not pay the renewal fee.
But, NS might have already paid it.

Or, the expiration date might change before it reaches delete drop
time.

The owner can still pull it out of redemption.