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How do I go about the discontinuation of a domain name?
March 22nd, 2010 - Posted by Kent
The following is an actual user-submitted question:
Q: My wife established a domain name a few years ago. She has since passed away and the group no longer exists. I want to discontinue the domain name. According to the nice lady at YAHOO!, the domain name was established through DSTR Acquisitions. I didn't see this name listed on the domain name provider list (an earlier page on this site). How do I go about the discontinuation of a domain name?
A: Fortunately, you won't need to do anything. The domain will expire when the registration period is up. At that point, it may disappear or someone may buy it (unfortunately, there's nothing that can be done about that). To find out when the domain expires, just use a who-is lookup like the one at Register.com. You'll find a field that says "Expiration Date." You will also find other registration info, including a Registrant Contact email address and phone number which may be helpful.
It's more involved if the domain was purchased with auto-renewal, because then it never expires (as long as the registrar can keep charging a credit card for the fees). The Registrant should be able to tell you if it's set up to auto-renew. In general, we would caution anyone who's contacting a domain registrar they haven't regularly done business with not to give them any sensitive, personal information.
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April 8th, 2010 at 1:15 am
Yes he is right all you can do is to check details about the site domain at http://www.register.com or wait till the name of the domain will expire.
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