There has been an access problem to sahibinden.com, one of Turkey’s important advertising platforms, since night hours. It is stated that there is a problem with the domain. So what is this domain? What kind of problems occur when the domain duration is not extended? Here is everything about purchasing a domain and its duration for those who do not know or are curious…
What are domain names?
Domain names that identify websites’ addresses are valid for one year from the date of purchase. So registering a domain name does not mean that the owner will own it forever. In a way, the domain name is rented. Domain name owners must regularly renew their domain name before it expires. Otherwise, domain names may be purchased by other people.
What happens after a domain name expires?
Generally, domain and hosting providers send reminder messages to their users before their domain name renewal dates approach. This is important to ensure uninterrupted operation of the website. The best way is to renew the domain name on time rather than waiting for it to expire.
Domain names go through various stages as follows:
- recordable
- Renovated
- Expired
- Penance
- Pending Deletion
There are different stages such as:
An expired domain name is usually deactivated by the domain company within 24 hours and is marked as “deprecated” or “expired”. This means that not only the website but also the email accounts connected to the domain cannot be accessed.
However, it would not be correct to say that a domain name becomes inactive immediately after it expires. Generally, within 1 to 40 days, you can reactivate your domain name by paying the renewal fee determined by the registrar and resolving the delay.
When the domain name expires, it cannot be transferred to a different domain or hosting company unless the renewal process is carried out. In this case, a renewal process is required to make the domain name accessible again.
If the domain name is not renewed, a 30-day period called the redemption period begins after the 40-day period ends. During this time, most registrars begin deleting information associated with the domain name. The domain name may be completely removed from the internet, which means restoring your information and settings may be costly. Often registrars charge a high fee to recover your domain name. Therefore, it is important to be careful not to fall into the penance process.
The last phase of the refund period, which begins after the 30-day period, is a five-day ‘little’ period during which you have no action left to prevent the deletion of your domain name.waiting to be deleted‘ period. You cannot renew your domain name during this period.
The real problem for a site owner or institution that has not been able to get its domain name back through the above steps is the fact that if it cannot register the domain name before other people, others can.