For Sale PENDINGDELETE status on domain

[sponk]

I am monitoring a domain and its status is PENDINGDELETE. When do you expect it to drop?

Created On:02-Jan-1996 05:00:00 UTC
Last Updated On:10-Feb-2003 07:42:29 UTC
Expiration Date:01-Jan-2004 05:00:00 UTC

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

The expiration date is Jan 2004.

 

[.com.net.org]

 

[Jack Gordon]

my guess, and this is only a wild guess, is that it will not drop anytime this year

 

[Domainaholic]

It should drop within 5 days - PENDINGDELETE means it can not be renewed either from what I read.
Don't mind the expiration date displayed in this case.

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

Yes, it will not be renew.

tw

 

[sponk]

thanks for your replies. I just checked the domain name again and now I'm confused. It says this:

Status:CLIENT HOLD
StatusENDING DELETE

So which one is true or can both be present simultaneously?

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

After client on hold, next is pending delete (5 days) .. monitor your domain in 5 days ... it should be ready for registration on 6th day.

tw

 

[AQHost]

If it says both CLIENT HOLD and PENDING DELETE then I'd imagine it's a .org yes? If so, I don't believe that they're working to the 5 day rule for PENDING DELETE domains. I'm aware of a number of .orgs that have had that status for weeks. AFAIK it's only .com and .net that will definitely drop 5 days after moving to PENDING DELETE.

Best wishes,
Simon.

 

[sponk]

yea, it's an org domain.
Well, I'm wondering how can that be? The expiring date is Jan 2004 but it has that PENDING DELETE status.

 

[AQHost]

Ordinarily I'd say that it could be a failure to pay, chargeback on the registration, false information supplied etc. That would be a little on the late side since the original registration was in 1996 though....

OTOH there may have been a dispute involving the name, the expiry date could be listed incorrectly (gasp), or <insert plausible reason here>.

Hopefully PIR will eventually give some indication of how long they're going to keep .org names in PENDING DELETE status.

Best wishes,
Simon.

 

[sponk]

ahh ok well thanks for your response