Date   : Thu, 20 May 2010 10:16:23 +0100
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: domain problem

On 20 May 2010 09:39, Mark Usher <mu.list@...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The new host says they cannot transfer an expired domain and I cannot renew
> it through 1&1 as no longer have an account.? Any suggestions what I need to
> do to get it active again without waiting for the 90 day timeout of an
> expired domain and the risk of losing it?

You /should/ be able to transfer an expired domain name.  According to
http://www.icann.org/en/transfers/dnholder-faq-03nov04.htm

"My domain name has just expired. Can my registrar require me to pay
for a renewal before I can transfer to a new registrar?

No. Your new registrar of choice can initiate a transfer request on an
expired domain name once they receive the required authorization from
you. Expiration or nonrenewal of a domain name is not a valid reason
for denial of a transfer request.

Note that if the registrar has already begun the deletion process on
the domain name and its status shows it to be within a 30-day
Redemption Grace Period, the name must be .restored. by your current
registrar before it can be transferred."

So, get back onto them... you may have actually talk to a live human, though.

Rob