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thejennabides

ugh. and halp. also: hi, hello.

Jan 18, 2013 20:06

All right, so, what does "pending Delete" in the status of a whois search mean? Does that mean the domain should be available soon? Because I want to buy back my old domain. I know the files are lost forever (in a series of unfortunate miscalculations, I somehow skipped every single back-up thinking I'd have the files in one of the other back-ups ( Read more... )

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lapin_agile January 19 2013, 04:09:35 UTC

I do not have the answer you are looking for.

Only wanted to say Hi!

thejennabides January 19 2013, 04:26:38 UTC

Hi! ♥

kelkatan January 19 2013, 07:33:57 UTC

Hey Jenn, good to see you back!

Go to snapnames . com and see if it is available. If it is pending delete, you can pay to have them get it back for you if you backorder it:

Q:I lost my domain name. Can SnapNames help me get it back?

A:SnapNames is the first place to look if you’ve lost a domain name that you previously owned. Just search the SnapNames database inventory for the domain, and we’ll tell you if it’ll be available anytime in the next 30 days. If not, you can backorder the domain and we’ll grab it for you whenever it becomes available. Once available, many domain names can be purchased for as little as $69.

Hope this helps!

Tan

thejennabides January 20 2013, 04:54:58 UTC

Thanks for the tip, I might check that out! I'm just worried about tipping my hand about wanting the domain because that's happened at work a couple of times and we've wound up having to pay thousands for a domain we wanted. :/ It's not a crisis if I don't get it, of course.

sharona1x2 January 19 2013, 14:35:29 UTC

I found this in an FAQ on WHOIS:

What is PendingDelete Status?

All domains that have passed the initial Suspension period (30 days from expiration) or that have been deleted, are initially placed on PendingDelete status before being purged from the Registry database and made available for registration. The exception to this rule are domains that are deleted within the first five days of the initial registration. These domains will not be placed on PendingDelete and will be purged immediately. Otherwise, domains will remain on PendingDelete status for a period of 20 days before being purged, unless they are "redeemed" by the registrar. This period is known as the Redemption Grace Period (RGP). See below for more information on RGP and domain redemptions.

Source: http://www.cointernet.co/frequently-asked-questions/registrant-faqs/whois-faqs#q7You can always check archive.org to see if all your files are lost forever. I've ( ... )

thejennabides January 20 2013, 05:00:39 UTC

Ah ha! Thank you so much, Sharon. I'll give it a month and check again.

Unfortunately everything from my old site has been wiped from archive.org. I don't know if that happened when the new domain owner set it to block robots from indexing or if it was for some other reason, but really I have to take a lot of the blame for relying on The Way-Back Machine instead of downloading stuff when I had the chance.

lobelia321 January 19 2013, 20:50:20 UTC

omg Jenn!!!!!!!!!!! *glomps*

thejennabides January 20 2013, 04:56:22 UTC

Lobelia! *glomps back* Every time I go to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Bilbo starts complaining about the Sackville-Bagginses, I can't help thinking of you.

blithesea January 20 2013, 08:37:44 UTC

Me too! XD

lobelia321 January 22 2013, 00:20:08 UTC

Nor can I! I can't help thinking of myself when I hear that line! *gg*

blithesea January 20 2013, 08:37:23 UTC

I'll join the chorus of Welcome back, it's so good to see you here again!

Losing all your files, what horror! I'm not sure how to get your domain back again, but I'll be happy to host when you're ready to go back up. Of the old LotR days I still have pretty much all of your fic on my hard drive.

thejennabides January 20 2013, 20:28:54 UTC

I was thinking that if I can't get the exact one back, I might go for a variation...? I don't know, it's just aggravating to see that weight loss supplement page there!

Anyhow, thank you on all counts! msilverstar sent me a bunch of files she'd saved from archive.org, but if it wouldn't be too much trouble to ask for the ones you have as well, that would be amazing.

Also, looking at your icon--do you happen to have the LOTR dancing reindeer up anywhere still...?

blithesea January 21 2013, 17:35:19 UTC

I just realised I only have Wrong to love you, and the stuff you posted on this Livejournal (freakverse and shimflick). Here's WTLY (still my favourite <3):
http://blithesea.net/_kram/wrong.zip

And yes, the deer are still up, I never throw stuff away. :-D

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thejennabides January 21 2013, 18:43:54 UTC

Thank you! Oh how I love those reindeer boys! ♥