'Act of God' May Extend Expiring Domains

What happens if your domain is expiring and you can't reach the registrar's web site? There have been many stories about connectivity problems in Asia due to the earthquake in Taiwan, which severed underground cables. The China International Network Information Center (CNNIC) is considering extensions for 10,000 domain owners who lost their expiring .com domains when the couldn't reach the registrar's web site to renew them.

"Because the domain names are lost due to an act of God, enterprises and individuals involved may be appropriately compensated by the domain name server, but the scheme is still under discussion," the Xinhua new service quoted a source close to the CNNIC.

  Posted by RichM January 5, 2007 | Permalink | Newsletter

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