September 11, 2008
Miami-Dade Libraries Fail to Renew Domain Name
I knew that times were tough for the county, but domain names are not that expensive.
It seems, however, that the Miami-Dade Public Library has failed to renew its domain name. Right now if you cruise over to http://www.mdpls.org you get a message from Network Solutions saying “mdpls.org expired on 09/05/2008 and is pending renewal or deletion.”
So I called the main library and reported it. The front-line person seemed dubious, “It worked yesterday,” but agreed to report it to (unnamed) higher-ups.
Here’s hoping they get that online catalog back online soon. Heck, I’d gladly pay for it myself, if necessary (or possible).
By the way, MDPLS, if you are trying to save a buck you can get a much better deal on domain name registration by switching registrars.
Update (8pm): They’re back…
Posted by Michael : September 11, 2008 01:40 PM | Miami | TechnoLinks
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It!
Looks like they've renewed, but maybe it hasn't fully propagated yet.
Record expires on 05-Sep-2009
Record created on 20-Sep-2002
Database last updated on 11-Sep-2008
But did they do that before or after I called them? .org updates every ten minutes...
Posted by: michael at September 11, 2008 02:31 PMI'm surprised it wasn't snatched up. I've had some really random domain names with low low traffic taken the day they lapsed.
Posted by: Adam at September 11, 2008 03:42 PMThere's now a mandatory grace period after it drops -- designed to deal with this exact sort of situation.
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