Drop cycle

[RobM]

Nothing dropped yet today....

 

[timter51]

@RobM is the backordering system now inline with drops? I've got ones backordered for today which haven't dropped (e.g. adapter.uk) so I'm guessing it's all good now?

 

[RobM]

Yes I updated everything. However nothing has dropped today so I wonder if nominet are going to have a day of no drops to stay with the date process as before

 

[dropped.uk]

If they do fix the 'non-issue', are they going to reissue all the emails with the correct drop date since mid-September?

 

[RobM]

Who knows? Gosh I only wish they gave us a list of drop times.....oh look - there's an option for that in discussion phew

 

[armistice]

Everything will be back to normal by Thursday.

Nominet had maintenance scheduled on Wednesday 9th October, the result of which suspended names a day earlier than they should have. As I use zone files for the basis of my drop list I can see this anomaly.

I suspect the answer is as above from the first page of this thread.

 

[foz]

If Nominet didn't want us to hammer the DAC during the maintenance window they've completely messed this up.

 

[RobM]

Nominet have just responded to an email I sent them when it started a couple of days ago saying they would get back to me (no answer to the simple question - when is the expiry).

 

[RobM]

Yep just received *exactly* the same email. So the funny thing is if it returns to how it was they'll be 91 days in expiry dropping on the 92nd day (as it's been for years). They had the chance to move to the 90 days in expiry dropping on 91st day that they keep bleating on about but today no domains dropped so looks like they're going back to the 'normal' system which doesn't correspond with their official stance. I was up until 4am changing the software for the lists, backordering, hosted chasing etc and now looks like I'll have to change it all back lol

Basically if they want to stick to their policy they need to dump all today's dropping domains before midnight and carry on the way it is. If they don't do this they are contradicting themselves. It seems impossible to ever get a straight answer from them about anything.

 

[RobM]

Anyone got a domain due to drop today that they can renew? Because if the renewal goes through it's still in the expiry period. If it doesn't but still remains suspended and they don't allow the renewal and it drops tomorrow then they're in a situation where there *is* a 90 day renewal period but they can hold a domain indefinitely after that and drop it 'any time after the 90th day' which could be next week, next month, etc. This would make droplists irrelevant and backordering almost impossible. I don't think this is the case though because there hasn't been any drops today at all that I can see.

 

[lazarus]

Hi, Can someone give me a recap of what's gone/going on. I have not been following the situation.

 

[RobM]

Two days ago domains started dropping a day earlier than normal. They did it yesterday as well. This aligned them with nominet's official stance of '90 days in expiry then released'. However they then added that it's always been like that - pretty much insulting the intelligence of anyone who has been catching domains for the last 2 decades.
However the first day we assumed it was because of some maintenance. The second day it looked like that was how it's going to be now on. This would mean nominet finally for once would be right about their own policy. But then today no domains dropped

 

[lazarus]

Thanks Rob

 

[dropped.uk]

I haven't seen anything drop or be renewed today that's close to the 90th day.

Two options for tomorrow, double drop day, or we've reverted back and those we were expecting to drop today will drop tomorrow, and Nominet will state nothing happened.

 

[RobM]

Or... they are correct in that domains can be renewed for 90 days *only* and will drop *any time* after that Goodbye chasing. That's why we need someone with one due to drop today they weren't going to renew to see if it'll let them. If it does it's still in expiry and 90 days expiry is rubbish otherwise it's not looking good...

 

[dropped.uk]

Could you try goofle.co.uk? It's on MELITAWEB

 

[RobM]

is it? lol I don't track domains that I have no intention of renewing.. I'll try it now.

Yep it renewed.
So much for nominet repeatedly saying 'you have 90 days to renew then the domain will become available any time after that'

 

[dropped.uk]

Another way to test if the systems are running to drop domains today (but there's nothing with the correct drop day as we're a day ahead) is to unrenew that domain, and then go through the domain manager (the one end users use) and delete it.

It'll put it in the queue to be deleted before midnight today. If it drops, the drop system is operational, there's just nothing with the right drop day tagged, meaning we'll probably revert to the 91 post expiry.

If it doesn't drop, then things are purposely halted today.

 

[RobM]

I just responded to their cookie cutter email (which I now know 3 people got the exact same one) and pointed out that I renewed a domain after 91 days when they repeatedly said you only have 90 days to renew and then it is released. I doubt they'll answer - I think they have a list of people to send the same email to which they do just before going home then forget all about it the next day.

 

[dropped.uk]

I've added something to today's delete queue. Let's see if it drops today.