inamovieplace — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:53:46 +0000

Backorder your domain at godaddy.com I recently did this for a friend, and got their domain name back for them. The redemption period lasted for a while, but we finally got it back.

andy206uk — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:03:06 +0000

Any responsible registrar will give you plenty of warning when your renewal is due. Looks like this company aren't too good at what they do. I reccomend you is pay the fine (backordering doesnt guarantee you get it, because someone else can back order it too... then it's just a lucky dip!) then once it's back in action find another registrar and move to them (check their renewals policy first).

The company I work for sends 4 emails and 2 letters to customers informing them of renewals starting 6 weeks before the due date. Annoying, maybe but it stops things like that happening.

brady.k — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:11:26 +0000

You should always keep a log of when your account expires.

And, since you don't want to pay the fees, you could do one of two things:
(1) Let it expire and hope no-one takes it
(2) Backorder the domain, and then let it expire, so you still have it