If you cancel a .co.uk, how long till it is released ?

peacock · Feb 2, 2011

Hi,

Just cancelled a .co.uk at nominet

It said the name was now "scheduled for deletion"

Wondering if anyone knows how long it takes / what time of day these are released ?

Thanks,

Rob

keys · Feb 2, 2011

anytime before midnight the same day

peacock · Feb 2, 2011

Thanks.

I will keep checking then.

Do you know if there are people watching this with a view to picking them up... like the drop-catching ?

grantw · Feb 2, 2011

peacock said:
Do you know if there are people watching this with a view to picking them up... like the drop-catching ?

Highly unlikely, there's no way of knowing that you've cancelled it. Unless someones got it booked at a dropcatcher somewhere by chance.

Grant

peacock · Feb 2, 2011

Great,
Thanks.

Don't think it has broad / domainer appeal anyway.

grantw · Feb 2, 2011

I'm unsure if cancelled domains show as suspended before they drop. If they do, now that you've announced it on here, someone could PRSS you and find the domain that's suspended before it's renewal date and go for it.

Grant

The Ferryman · Feb 2, 2011

If you have cancelled it by mistake, ring Nominet and ask them to reinstate it.

Bruce

rob · Feb 2, 2011

from http://www.nominet.org.uk/registrants/maintain/cancellations/faq/ :

Will the domain name be cancelled immediately?

The domain name will be scheduled for cancellation, and removed from the register at any point within a 24-hour period. Once the domain name is cancelled it will be available to register on a first come, first served basis

peacock · Feb 2, 2011

Thanks All.

Got it now.....
It was about four hours timelag in this case.

Retired_member41 · Feb 2, 2011

Could someone possibly explain how to delete a domain?

I can delete a new registration, and one I registered, but when I try and delete one which was regged say at domain monster but now on my tag, it refuses it?

I marked it with no longer required but it looks like it will stay that way till expiry.

grantw · Feb 2, 2011

You have to cancel it via Nominet online services.

Delete and cancel are two different things.

Grant

wb · Feb 2, 2011

Caz said:
Could someone possibly explain how to delete a domain?

It's referred to as 'cancel domains' on Nominet, there's a link using that text on the right of where you find the 'registrant transfer' link.

grantw · Feb 2, 2011

Just for future reference,

Delete is used by registrars to cancel domains registered in error (or tasted!) and can only be used before the invoice containing that domain has been paid:

http://www.nominet.org.uk/registrars/systems/auto/delete/

Cancel is for registrants and can only be used after their registrar has paid the invoice containing the domain:

http://www.nominet.org.uk/registrants/maintain/cancellations/

Grant

Retired_member41 · Feb 3, 2011

Brilliant, just found it and deleted the two I wanted gone, thanks for everyones help.

Bailey · Feb 3, 2011

Amazing just how two-tier our UK registration/management system is, I'm not complaining as its almost fail-safe - as long as the novice remembers the big difference between the registrar, register and the registry. (or something like that)