domain name for geowebcache.org

[jive]

Follow on to ​https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2416 the domain geowebcache.org has now expired and is available for purchase.

I do not think it was ever transfer to osgeo? Not sure hard to tell.

Please purchase: name cheap is offering minimum bid of $200/USD (not sure if that is good or bad)?

Use of ​http://geowebcache.osgeo.org/ is fallback option if they are too greedy.

[robe]

$200/USD is very pricey. Usually when something like that is offered it's usually an auction price or broker fee and not guaranteed you'd get it. I looked at whois and it has geowebcache.org expired on 12/20/2023

Here is what it says about expired domains on namecheap site:

​https://www.namecheap.com/guru-guides/find-and-buy-expired-domains-top-5-marketplaces-dp/

So the key take away from that is that since geowebcache.org expired in 12/20/2023, we are currently in the grace period, allowing the current owner to purchase it back. We are on day 28, so 2 more days of grace period.

If we wait 45 days after that, namecheap has to release it to the public and then we should be able to purchase it on pairdomains.com assuming no one has purchased it via auction.

Auctions: third parties gather ‘round

Expiring domains go through multiple stages before they’re eventually deleted and re-released for public registration. Unless they’re put up for auction, that is.

    Grace Period (around 30 days) — renewal phase allowing the current owner to re-register their domain.
    Redemption Period (around 40 days) — owner can still renew but at a higher price. The domain may also be put up for auction.
    Pending Delete Period (5 days) — domain hasn’t been re-registered or auctioned and is rereleased for public registration.

During the redemption period, the registrar can enter the domain into an auction, a brilliant opportunity for those looking to buy aged domains. Sales only finalize if the domain isn’t re-registered before the redemption period is finished.

If it isn’t recovered, auctioned off, or kept by the registrar for their own purposes, it will enter the Pending Delete phase. After five calendar days, it’s then placed in the general market for people to register like new.

So I think our best bet is to try to convince planet to repurchase cause they have first dibs for the next 45 days and the pricing should be relatively inexpensive if they act in 2 more days .

Fail that, we wait for the Pending Delete period to be over and grab it as soon as we can. I've marked my calendar to check in another on March 1st 2024. We should be able to purchase it on March 4th, 2024 at reasonable prices if Planet doesn't take action.

[robe]

I checked and still not available for purchase except what looks like auction pricing and auction price is $2,490.00. I'll check in another 2 days

[robe]

Sadly still not available and has registration end showing as December 2024, so I feel like this is a lost cause.