Re: lcdproc.org/com/net domain renewal issues

On 06/22/2012 09:48 AM, Markus Dolze wrote:
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>> Datum: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:17:35 -0400
>> Von: William Ferrell <[email protected]>
>> An: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> Betreff: [Lcdproc] lcdproc.org/com/net domain renewal issues
>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 2:58 PM, William Ferrell <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> We now have three options:
>>
>> 1. Pony up ~$800 or so to recover the domains now.
>>
>> 2. Wait for them to "expire" and become publicly available (it could
>> be between 32 and 90 days, seemingly arbitrary), then register them as
>> new again once they do.
>>
>> 3. Pick a new domain for the project (if we do that, I'd suggest
>> something like lcdproc-project.org, but I'm open to suggestions),
>> register it now and set it up, and be done with it.
>>
>> Option 1 is !@#$ing expensive. Option 2 includes the risk that a
>> squatter will buy the domains before we get the chance to. Option 3 is
>> cheapest, though it "costs" us the original domain names and the loss
>> of whatever search engine mojo the existing domains had.
>>
>> What do folks think? I'm inclined to opt for option 2 for now, to see
>> if we can just scoop the names back up again ourselves, then fall back
>> to option 3 if some smeghead snatches them out from under us.
>>
>>
> Hi William,
>
> I never used the .com domain at all. If this one is dropped, nobody will care I think. The .net would be 'nice to have', but is not essential, too.
>
> If we can raise the ~250 to save the .org domain I would go for it.
>
> BTW: I've updated the lcdproc.sourceforge.net as well as the homepage link on Sourceforge project's page to point to lcdproc.omnipotent.net.
>

I would be happy to contribute $20 to save the domain.

Michael